Tag: Jonah Williams

Longhorns still in the mix for 2025 4-star cornerback Graceson Littleton

While the last few months have been full of excitement, they have a promising future and are still in the running for one of the most talented cornerbacks in the 2025 class, Graceson Littleton

During the 2024 campaign, the Texas Longhorns have been one of the best teams in college football. Following a dominating win over Florida on Saturday, Texas is poised for a deep playoff run. While the last few months have been full of excitement, they have a promising future and are still in the running for one of the most talented cornerbacks in the 2025 class, Graceson Littleton.

Over the weekend, Littleton visited campus and saw the Longhorns beat the Gators convincingly. While Michigan is also pursuing him, the Longhorns reportedly have a good chance of landing the Tampa native.

” There is some good Michigan buzz, but I haven’t made a prediction yet because this Texas visit was lingering, ” said On3’s Steve Wiltfong.” I think it’s close, so we will see how he feels after this Texas visit. The interest in the Longhorns is very real.”

If Graceson chooses the Longhorns, he will join a talented secondary. The Longhorns 2025 class includes five-star safety Jonah Williams, four-star safety Zelus Hicks, and three-star cornerback Caleb Chester. With Graceson in the mix the Longhorns defense would get a significant boost.

Over the next few weeks, Graceson will be a player for Longhorns fans to watch. He is ranked as the 12th-best cornerback in his class by On3. The Longhorns are hoping that he chooses Austin as the place to start what could be a memorable college career. 

Rams activate Joe Noteboom from IR, make 2 other roster moves

Joe Noteboom is officially back after being activated by the Rams on Tuesday

As expected, the Los Angeles Rams officially activated Joe Noteboom from injured reserve on Tuesday. This was their final week to activate him after he had his 21-day practice window opened on Oct. 16.

Sean McVay said Monday that he’s unsure whether Noteboom or Warren McClendon Jr. will start at right tackle with Rob Havenstein out, but at the very least, the Rams have some much-needed depth along the offensive line.

Noteboom has been out since injuring his ankle in Week 1, needing to be carted to the locker room during the Rams’ loss to the Lions. In that game, he was the starting left tackle, filling in for the suspended Alaric Jackson.

In addition to activating Noteboom, the Rams made two other roster moves. They cut punter Ryan Sanborn and defensive end Jonah Williams from the practice squad, opening up two more spots.

OL Jonah Williams designated to return from IR

Out since the first quarter of the season opener, Williams could make his return to the starting lineup as early as this week.

The Arizona Cardinals could be getting offensive line help soon. They announced that the practice window for right tackle Jonah Williams was opened on Wednesday, designating him to return from injured reserve.

The move allows him to practice with the team and, within the next 21 days, can be activated and reinstated to the 53-man roster.

Williams injured his knee in the first quarter of the season opener and has been on injured reserve since.

Williams was signed this offseason to a two-year contract. Kelvin Beachum has been starting in his place.

It was uncertain whether Williams would be able to return, but they were targeting sometime in November.

We will see if they give him multiple weeks in practice to or if he could be in the lineup this weekend against the Chicago Bears.

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Former Bengals 1st-round pick might already be out for season with new team

An unfortunate update on a former Bengals first-rounder.

The Cincinnati Bengals have revamped the offensive tackle spot over the last few seasons, signing Orlando Brown Jr. to play on the left side.

On the right side, the team got one more year out of former first-round pick Jonah Williams, then signed Trent Brown to man the spot while first-round rookie Amarius Mims developed.

That plan already hit a hitch when Brown was lost for the season to an injury, prompting the promising rookie Mims to get in the lineup right after recovering from an injury of his own.

As for Williams, he’s off in Arizona with the Cardinals on a two-year, $30 million deal and dealing with an injury himself.

Williams, in fact, might already be out for the season, depending on how his injury responds to treatment.

Especially late in his tenure with the team, Williams played through injuries and offseason operations while professionally handling the sudden switch to right tackle once Brown arrived.

Now, though, it sounds like his debut season with a new team could be in jeopardy.

The Bengals, meanwhile, have to hope that Mims can stay healthy — because he just stonewalled one of the NFL’s best pass-rushers.

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Rams activate Larrell Murchison from IR, sign DE Jonah Williams

The Rams activated Larrell Murchison off injured reserve and brought back a familiar defender in Jonah Williams

The Los Angeles Rams are getting a bit healthier after a disastrous start to the season injury-wise, welcoming back two defenders to practice this week. Larrell Murchison and Darious Williams both started the season injured reserve but they both returned to practice.

Surprisingly, the Rams only activated Murchison off IR for Sunday’s game against the Packers, leaving Williams on injured reserve … for now. It remains to be seen if Williams will be activated by Sunday, but he’s seemingly healthy after being a full participant in practice Thursday.

In addition to adding Murchison to the active roster, the Rams also signed Jonah Williams, who spent three years with Los Angeles from 2021-2023. He signed with the Vikings this offseason but was cut after playing just one game.

When could Cardinals OL Jonah Williams return from his knee injury?

Williams is rehabbing and hoping to come back as early as November. He might not come back at all this season.

The Arizona Cardinals have missed starting right tackle Jonah Williams. The veteran who signed a two-year, $30 million deal this offseason has played only one quarter of football. He injured his knee on the final play of the first quarter of the Cardinals’ season-opening loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Is he coming back this season?

It isn’t known. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said last week, “We’ll see,” which is never lends itself to something positive.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports his return is uncertain.

Williams is rehabbing the injury with the goal of returning later this season, but it is possible he is unable to return. It will depend on the response to the rehab.

Fowler says he is eyeing a potential return next month in November but that is “up in the air.”

In the meantime, Kelvin Beachum has started two games and missed one with a hamstring injury. They have no other backup tackle on the active roster. Charlie Heck is on the practice squad and rookie Christian Jones is on injured reserve but has had his practice window opened so he will be activated in the next three weeks.

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OL Jonah Williams’ return in 2024 after knee injury uncertain

Jonathan Gannon only would respond “We’ll see” to the question about whether Williams will return this season from his knee injury.

The Arizona Cardinals lost right tackle Jonah Williams to a knee injury after one quarter of play. He suffered a knee injury on the final play of the first quarter of the season opener and was placed on injured reserve.

The team has been coy about the possibility of his return.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon didn’t ease any concerns on Wednesday when he was asked about Williams’ potential return.

When asked if Williams would return this season, his only response was, “We’ll see.”

A response like that suggests that if a return is possible, it won’t be until much later this season.

Williams was signed to a two-year, $30 million deal in the offseason. Since he got hurt, Kelvin Beachum and Jackson Barton have both started at right tackle.

Beachum missed the game on Sunday with a hamstring injury. Barton started in his place and injured his toe in the fourth quarter. Charlie Heck finished the game at right tackle.

Beachum’s return will stabilize things at right tackle. But if he gets hurt again, that leaves the Cardinals with few options most would feel comfortable with.

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Could Cardinals RT Jonah Williams miss the rest of the season?

Some insight to the injury to Cardinals RT Jonah Williams, based on thoughts from a former NFL team doctor.

The Arizona Cardinals aren’t revealing anything about the specifics of the right knee injury suffered by right tackle Jonah Williams, but Dr. David Chao (sicscore.com; @ProFootballDoc) believes there is “worry for patella subluxation (partial dislocation). Had the problem before. Also, worry is this time right knee worse (than subluxation) and will need surgery like (his) left knee.”

Also problematic is that the injury is to his outside leg.

If it is worse, Chao believes the best-case scenario is that Williams will miss 6-to-8 weeks, but that he won’t play again this season if surgery is necessary.

During the 2022 season while with the Cincinnati Bengals, Williams suffered a subluxation in his right knee in Week 5 against the Baltimore Ravens, but didn’t miss any games or snaps until the postseason.

In a playoff game three months later, also against the Ravens, Williams suffered what turned out to be a dislocated kneecap with a complete shift which required surgery. He was cleared for training camp six months later.

The surgery was a patellofemoral ligament reconstruction where the inside part of the kneecap was attached to the femur. The medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) is the ligament that produces patella stability.

Even if the current injury is only a subluxation, there is more of a chance that a dislocation will occur because of the previous subluxation in the same knee and that he had a dislocation in his other knee.

Chao, who was the San Diego Chargers team physician for 17 years and appears regularly on SiriusXM NFL Radio, doesn’t have access to tests done on Williams, but his experience in the NFL allows him to provide credible opinions by viewing video of injuries and the knowledge he has of them.

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What’s the Cardinals’ plan at RT following Jonah Williams’ knee injury?

A look at what the Cardinals are doing to address the absence of right tackle Jonah Williams for the foreseeable future.

The Arizona Cardinals got one quarter from right tackle Jonah Williams before he suffered a knee injury Sunday against the Buffalo Bills and has been placed on injured reserve. That will require him to miss at least the next four games of the season.

That left the Cardinals likely looking for another tackle, which occurred when five-year veteran Charlie Heck was signed to the practice squad Wednesday morning. He and rookie Brian Dooley had tryouts Tuesday.

Before practice Wednesday, head coach Jonathan Gannon said, “Not gonna speculate about the time when he’s gonna get back; what that looks like. So, gathering more information about that.”

Asked if surgery will happen, Gannon said, “Not sure yet.”

The only backup tackle currently on the 53-man roster is 13-year veteran Kelvin Beachum, who replaced Williams on Sunday. The other backups are all centers or guards: Trystan Colon, Jon Gaines II and rookie Isaiah Adams. Rookie tackle Christian Jones is on injured reserve and will be out at least another three games.

Jackson Barton, Luke Tenuta and Heck are now on the practice squad.

Asked about the backup situation, Gannon said, “We feel good about the plan moving forward.”

Gannon acknowledged it’s good to have Beachum’s experience available to fill Williams’ spot.

“Anyone that goes into the game we feel good about, but there is a comfort level with Beach being the vet that he is and how many games he’s played.”

What about the disappointment with getting only one quarter from Williams, who was signed to a two-year, $30 million contract as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason? Gannon said, “That’s life in the NFL. (We’ll) figure out a plan and go to work.”

The Cardinals also signed edge rusher Julian Okwara to the active roster from the practice squad to which he was signed Aug. 28 after being released by the Philadelphia Eagles in the cut to 53 players.

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Cardinals RT Jonah Williams heading to IR; Kelvin Beachum to start at RT

The Cardinals will miss Williams at least four games, although his time out is not yet known.

The Arizona Cardinals will be without starting right tackle Jonah Williams for at least a month. Head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters Wednesday that he is going on injured reserve for the right knee injury he suffered in the first quarter of the Cardinals’ 34-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

Gannon also indicated the team is still “gathering info” as to how much time he will miss. He didn’t know whether he would need surgery.

A stint on injured reserve means being out at least four games. The earliest he could return would be in Week 6 when the Cardinals face the Green Bay Packers on the road.

While Williams is out, Kelvin Beachum, who finished the game at right tackle on Sunday, will start in Williams’ place.

The team will announce their roster moves sometime this week. We can likely expect a tackle like Jackson Barton be signed from the practice squad to the active roster.

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