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Redskins | Practice squad transactions Tue Sep 11, 09:21 PM
The Washington Redskins signed free-agent RB Javarris Williams (Cowboys) and FB Eric Kettani (Patriots) to the practice squad Tuesday, Sept. 11. The team released practice squad players RB Antwon Bailey, FB Robert Hughes and DL Jason Shirley.
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Cowboys | Announce roster moves Mon Aug 27, 10:15 AM
The Dallas Cowboys announced Monday, Aug. 27, they have released OT Levy Adcock, P Delbert Alvarado, TE Harry Flaherty, WR David Little, OT Tyrone Novikoff, WR Raymond Radway, RB Javarris Williams and CB C.J. Wilson. The team also waived WR Donavon Kemp and LB Caleb McSurdy, in addition to placing OL Kevin Kowalski (ankle) on the Physically Unable to Perform list.
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Cowboys | Javarris Williams signed Mon Aug 6, 12:12 PM
The Dallas Cowboys signed free-agent RB Javarris Williams Monday, Aug. 6. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
| Footballguys view: Williams signing is not a good sign for Phillip Tanner. Ed Wesley and Lance Dunbar are competing for the RB3 spot behind Demarco Murray and Felix Jones. Tanner is undergoing surgery for a hand injury suffered in camp. He could be on the roster bubble if he doesn't come back quickly. Most feel he's going to be out of action at least two weeks. |
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Texans | Javarris Williams waived Mon Jun 4, 01:48 PM
The Houston Texans have waived RB Javarris Williams.
| Footballguys view: With the addition of free agent RB Justin Forsett it made Williams expendable. Williams has bounced around the league in four years and may find it difficult to find a new team. |
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Texans | Two added to practice squad Wed Oct 19, 02:36 PM
The Houston Texans have signed RB Javarris Williams and SS Torri Williams to their practice squad.
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Titans | Work out four RBs Wed Sep 21, 11:18 AM
The Tennessee Titans worked out free-agent RBs Javarris Williams (Texans), Chase Reynolds (Rams), Lonyae Miller (Cowboys) and Aaron Brown (Lions) Tuesday, Sept. 20.
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Texans | Make moves to get to 52 players Sat Sep 3, 05:16 PM
The Houston Texans have released S Shiloh Keo, LB Xavier Adibi, P Brad Maynard, TE Anthony Hill, WRs Trindon Holliday and Dorin Dickerson, DT Damione Lewis, C Howard Barbieri, LS Scott Albritton, LBs Mister Alexander, Steven Friday, Stanford Keglar, and Matt Marcorelle, DEs Scooter Berry and John Graves, S Quintin Demps, OG Andrew Gardner, and OT Pete Hendrickson. The team waived WR Jeff Maehl, DT Guy Miller, FB Zach Pauga, OT Cole Pemberton, WR Derrick Townsel, C Cody Wallace, RB Javarris Williams, RB Chris Ogbonnaya and S Torri Williams. The team has also waived injured LB Cheta Ozougwu (concussion) and WR Terrence Toliver (undisclosed).
| Footballguys view: Dickerson was a deep dynasty sleeper because of his size/speed combination, but the Texans instead kept Bryant Johnson. |
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Texans | Two players signed Thu Aug 11, 10:02 PM
The Houston Texans have signed free-agent RB Javarris Williams (Chiefs) and Devard Darling (Chiefs). Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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Chiefs | 13 released Sat Sep 4, 09:40 PM
The Kansas City Chiefs have released G Colin Brown, DT Garrett Brown, DL Dion Gales, T Robert Greenwood, G Darryl Harris, LB Dave Herron, DT Derek Lokey, S DaJuan Morgan, QB Tyler Palko, S Ricky Price, WR Verran Tucker, LB Pierre Walters and RB Javarris Williams.
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Chiefs | Several expected to compete for No. 3 RB job Sat May 29, 04:24 PM
Kansas City Chiefs RBs Kolby Smith, Javarris Williams, Jackie Battle and Kestahn Moore are expected to compete for the team's No. 3 running back job if they want a traditional runner to hold the position, reports Josh Looney, of KCChiefs.com. WR Dexter McCluster and FB Tim Castille could also be in contention for the job if the team wants a player than can play multiple positions as their third back.
| Footballguys view: Dexter McCluster is going to be an all-purpose player for the Chiefs. Even though he's not the biggest running back he is a willing inside runner. Last season for Ole Miss he had four straight 100-yard rushing games, including a 282-yard performance against Tennessee. While he's expected to play the 'Wes Welker' role for the Chiefs, we wouldn't be surprised if he lined up in the backfield with Jamaal Charles on some passing downs. |
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Chiefs | J. Williams signed to active roster Sat Dec 5, 06:22 PM
Josh Looney, of KCChiefs.com, reports the Kansas City Chiefs have signed practice squad RB Javarris Williams to their active roster. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
| Footballguys view: With Kolby Smith on Injured Reserve the Chiefs were looking to add some running back depth. We saw Williams at the Shrine Game practices earlier this year in Houston, and the power back from Tennessee State flashed some ability. He's a grinder who makes his living between the tackles, and isn't much of a threat to break a run outside or break a long one. Williams runs with a low center of gravity and is hard to bring down because of his leg drive. So long as Jamaal Charles is healthy we're not expecting much out of Javarris Williams. |
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Chiefs | Seven signed to practice squad Sun Sep 6, 07:57 PM
The Kansas City Chiefs announced they have re-signed free agents CB Jackie Bates, TE Tom Crabtree, DE Dion Gales, DE Robert Greenwood, OG Darryl Harris, RB Javarris Williams and WR Rodney Wright to their practice squad.
| Footballguys view: Javarris Williams was not a surprise addition to their practice squad. He's not the quickest or fastest RB, but he is very instinctive, and runs with good balance, vision, and power. |
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Chiefs | Zach Thomas, Ashley Lelie amongst players released Sat Sep 5, 07:04 PM
The Kansas City Chiefs released CB Jackie Bates, TE Tom Crabtree, DE Dion Gales, DE Robert Greenwood, G Darryl Harris, WR Taurus Johnson, WR Ashley Lelie, DT Derek Lokey, S Bernard Pollard, S Ricky Price, LB Zach Thomas, RB Javarris Williams and WR Rodney Wright.
| Footballguys view: The rookie receiver from South Florida, Taurus Johnson, would make for a good developmental player to add to the practice squad. He has good size, and ball tracking ability, but he needs to become a more consistent player. Zach Thomas may be considering retirement now that he's been released. Javarris Williams runs with good power, a low center of gravity, and picks up his feet properly when running through trash at the line of scrimmage. He's not very fast, and lacks a good initial burst, but the Chiefs may like his potential as a short-yardage runner enough to keep him around on the practice squad. |
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Chiefs | Williams, Toomer not likely to make final 53 Thu Aug 27, 08:26 PM
Adam Teicher, of the Kansas City Star, reports that Chiefs RB Javarris Williams hasn't shown enough in camp to make the final roster. He also reports that it's close, but he has Mark Bradley and Quintin Lawrence making the team ahead of veteran Amani Toomer at WR.
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Chiefs | Smith could begin season on PUP Sat Jul 25, 06:25 PM
Michael Ash, of Warpaint Illustrated, reports that RB Kolby Smith is still recovering from a knee injury and could begin the season on the PUP.
| Footballguys view: That would open a roster spot for rookie Javarris Williams or third-year pro Jackie Battle. With no long-term answer at RB on the roster, either player could figure into the team's future plans at RB with a good season. |
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Chiefs | J. Williams signed Thu Jul 23, 03:56 PM
The Kansas City Chiefs have announced they signed seventh-round draft choice seventh-round draft choice RB Javarris Williams. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
| Footballguys view: Williams is a compact, efficient powerful runner who could be decent running out of the shotgun sets the Chiefs will often run. If he impresses, he might get some long-term opportunity because Larry Johnson probably won't be a Chief for much longer than this season, and Jamaal Charles is not an everydown back. |
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Chiefs | Rookie RB Williams still adjusting to the playbook Sun Jun 28, 02:06 PM
Mike Organ, from the Nashville Tennessean, reports Chiefs rookie Javarris Williams is finding that one of the biggest challenges is learning an NFL playbook, a feat that feels a little like trying to memorize a phone book.
| Footballguys view: Coming out of Tennessee State Williams was known as a power RB that did most of his damage between the tackles. He's unproven as a receiver out of the backfield and will have to have a great training camp just to make the final roster. If the Chiefs like what they see he could earn a spot to develop on their practice squad. |
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