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Steelers host former Penn State DB Trevor Williams for tryout

To bolster cornerback depth, the Steelers bring in former Philadelphia Eagle, Trevor Williams.

Per the NFL transactions report, the Pittsburgh Steelers hosted former Penn State defensive back Trevor Williams for a tryout on Monday.

With Joe Haden expected to be out for at least the Wild Card game on Sunday, Pittsburgh will need depth behind reserves James Pierre and Justin Layne.

In three seasons and 27 starts for the Chargers, Williams logged 110 tackles (four for loss) and 22 defended passes. He also had three interceptions for 114 yards. 

After Los Angeles, Williams appeared in two games for the Arizona Cardinals in 2019. This season, he had three tackles in two games for the Philadelphia Eagles before being placed on injured reserve with a rib injury and ultimately released. 

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Jags sign 4 to practice squad, including former CB Quenton Meeks

The Jacksonville Jaguars added four new members to their practice squad, including a familiar face in former cornerback Quenton Meeks. Also joining the practice squad with him will be cornerback Trevor Williams, receiver Damion Willis and defensive …

The Jacksonville Jaguars added four new members to their practice squad, including a familiar face in former cornerback Quenton Meeks. Also joining the practice squad with him will be cornerback Trevor Williams, receiver Damion Willis and defensive tackle Gabe Wright.

As many fans can recall, Meeks joined the Jags during the 2018 season as an undrafted rookie from Stanford. As a rookie, he played in eight games with the Jags and started in one, accumulating eight total tackles and two pass deflections in the process. He’s also a familiar name to the city of Jacksonville due to being the son of longtime NFL coach Ron Meeks, who grew up in Jacksonville.

Williams entered the league as an undrafted player for the San Diego Chargers in 2016. He also spent time with the Arizona Cardinals (2019) and Philadelphia Eagles (2020) afterward. During his time with the Chargers, he registered 27 starts and will enter his tenure with the Jags with 113 total career tackles.

Willis is a second-year player who went undrafted to the Cincinnati Bengals last season. While there, he participated in 10 games and was able to garner nine catches for 82 yards.

Wright is a former fourth-round pick from the 2015 NFL Draft of the Detroit Lions. He’s made stops in Cleveland, Miami and Oakland from 2015-18 on the NFL level, but spent time with the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL in 2019. He’ll enter his Jags tenure with 12 total tackles in the NFL and career one start.

Eagles release CB Trevor Williams from Reserve/Injured list

Eagles release CB Trevor Williams from Reserve/Injured list

Williams has multiple stints on the Eagles active roster and practice squad, playing 32 snaps on defense in the Week 3 game against the Bengals. He was placed on the Reserve/Injured list with a rib injury.

Report: Eagles to sign CB Michael Jacquet to practice squad

Eagles to sign CB Michael Jacquet to practice squad

The Philadelphia Eagles are banged up at cornerback and suffered another injury when Avonte Maddox went down with an injury and Trevor Williams was forced into action. Maddox is expected to miss time and with Trevor Williams on the active roster, NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Dave Zangaro is reporting that the Birds will sign cornerback Michael Jacquet to the practice squad.

Jacquet, 23, spent the reduced offseason and training camp with the Eagles and made an impression before being one of the final cuts.

Jacquet (6-1, 203) is a former wide receiver who flipped to the defensive side of the ball for his last two collegiate seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2018 and 2019.

An undrafted free agent, the Eagles signed Jacquet to one of their bigger deals. The Eagles already had Craig James on IR before Maddox went down on Sunday.

Eagles snap count vs. Bengals: Breakdown, analysis

Eagles snap count vs. Bengals: Breakdown, analysis

The Philadelphia Eagles avoided an 0-3 start with their Week 3 tie against the Cincinnati Bengals, but things aren’t all well. The Eagles played a total 91 snaps on offense, and 72 snaps on defense.

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Quarterbacks: Carson Wentz 91 snaps, Jalen Hurts 3 snaps

In his first significant NFL actions, Hurts had 2 runs for 8 yards. Hurts was responsible for a fumble and with the Eagles looking for a spark on offense, he should see more snaps.

Running Backs: Miles Sanders 71 snaps, Boston Scott 13 snaps, Corey Clement 6 snaps

With the Bengals struggling against the run through two-weeks, Sanders was supposed to get a huge workload to help take some stress off Carson Wentz. Sanders had 18 carries, most in the first half, and only two or three in the second half.

Wide Reciever: John Hightower 78 snaps, Greg Ward 76 snaps, Deontay Burnett 39 snaps, DeSean Jackson 28 snaps, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside 18 snaps.

Jackson left the game with a hamstring injury, but Arcega-Whiteside’s 18 snaps were alarming and could suggest the Eagles are ready to move on.

Offensive Line: Nate Herbig 91 snaps, Jason Kelce 91 snaps, Matt Pryor 91 snaps, Lane Johnson 91 snaps, Jason Peters 89 snaps, Jordan Mailata 2 snaps

Jason Peters struggled on the afternoon against edge rusher Carl Lawson, while Matt Pryor’s false start pushed the Eagles out of field goal range at the end of overtime.

Tight End: Zach Ertz 84 snaps, Richard Rodgers 33 snaps, Dallas Goedert 6 snaps

Goedert could be out a while with an ankle injury, and while Ertz had a strong game, the Eagles don’t have a backup tight end on the roster with Goedert’s potential.

Defensive Line: Brandon Graham 58 snaps, Fletcher Cox 55 snaps, Malik Jackson 42 snaps, Josh Sweat 38 snaps, Derek Barnett 38 snaps, Javon Hargrave 32 snaps, Hassan Ridgeway 15 snaps, Genard Avery 11 snaps

The Eagles defensive line played really well, combining for 6.5 sacks and 15 QB hits. On the day the Eagles had 8 total sacks and hit Joe Burrow 18 times.

Linebacker: Nate Gerry 70 snaps, T.J. Edwards 51 snaps, Duke Riley 7 snaps, Alex Singleton 1 snap

The Eagles eliminated some of the mistakes from the Rams’ loss by inserting T.J. Edwards into the lineup. Duke Riley had his snaps reduced while Nate Gerry has regressed and the Eagles could look to Davion Taylor.

Cornerback: Darius Slay 66 snaps, Avonte Maddox 39 snaps, Cre’Von LeBlanc 59 snaps, Trevor Williams 32 snaps, Nickell Robey Coleman 26 snaps,

Safety: Rodney McLeod 72 snaps, Jalen Mills 71 snaps, Marcus Epps 8 snaps, K’Von Wallace 1 snap

Schwartz made the smart move, give LeBlanc more snaps over Robey-Coleman, but the Eagles secondary was still besieged by injuries on Sunday. Darius Slay missed time and Avonte Maddox had to leave the game.

Eagles CB Darius Slay leaves game vs. Bengals with an arm injury

Darius Slay leaves game vs. Bengals with an arm injury

The Philadelphia Eagles are now down to three healthy cornerbacks after Darius Slay headed inside to the locker room with an arm injury. The Eagles are left with Trevor Williams, Nickell Robey-Coleman, and CreVon LeBlanc.

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Update:

Slay has returned to the sidelines as the training staff works on his arm.

Eagles CB Avonte Maddox leaves game vs. Bengals with an ankle injury

Avonte Maddox leaves game vs. Bengals with an ankle injury

The Philadelphia Eagles are down another defensive back and will likely finish the game with Trevor Williams at cornerback after Avonte Maddox was forced to leave the game against Cincinnati with an ankle injury.

The Eagles have already lost Dallas Goedert (ankle) and DeSean Jackson (hamstring) to various injuries also.

With Maddox out, Trevor Williams immediately gave up a touchdown pass to rookie Tee Higgins.

Philadelphia Eagles sign WR Marcus Green to the practice squad

Marcus Green signs to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad

After having him in for a Tuesday visit, the Philadelphia Eagles have signed veteran wide receiver Marcus Green to their practice squad.

Green, 23, (5’8″/190) was a sixth-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Louisiana-Monroe and spent last season on the Eagles practice squad.

He signed a futures contract in January but was released in a round of cuts that got the roster to under 80 players.

Eagles promote CB Trevor Williams from the practice squad to the active roster

Eagles promote CB Trevor Williams from the practice squad to the active roster

The Philadelphia Eagles have promoted veteran cornerback Trevor Williams up from the practice squad to the 53 man roster. Williams was signed by the Eagles to a reserve/future contract during the 2020 offseason after spending the first four years of his career with the Chargers (2016-19) and Cardinals (2019).

Williams originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Chargers in 2016, after playing collegiately at Penn State, where he earned All-Big Ten honors following his junior and senior seasons.

Eagles elevate CB Trevor Williams up from the practice squad to the active roster

Trevor Williams elevated to the Eagles active roster for the game vs. the Rams

With Craig James out and on short term injured reserve, the Philadelphia Eagles have elevated cornerback Trevor Williams up from the practice squad and onto the active roster.

Williams was signed by the Eagles to a reserve/future contract during the 2020 offseason after spending the first four years of his career with the Chargers (2016-19) and Cardinals (2019).

Williams originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Chargers in 2016, after playing collegiately at Penn State, where he earned All-Big Ten honors following his junior and senior seasons.

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