The Detroit Lions have announced that they have added running back David Williams to practice squad and released quarterback Chad Kanoff in a corresponding move.
“Williams joins the Lions after spending the 2019 preseason with the Denver Broncos,” the Lions said in a press release. “He originally entered the League as the Broncos’ seventh-round pick (226th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft. In 2018, he was a member of Denver’s practice squad before being claimed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. His career totals included eight carries for 36 yards (4.5 avg.).”
At 6-0, 224 pounds, Williams is a North-South power runner who doesn’t waste a lot of movement. He has active hands, using stiff arms frequently in traffic to create space, but he can also use them in the passing game as a receiver. He is very much a project at the position, but has very little wear and tear as a runner and could be someone the Lions look to develop.
After Mark Thompson returned to Baltimore yesterday, signing on to the Ravens practice squad, Williams looks to fill a replacement role in the Lions locker room.
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