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Former Alabama WR set to reenter transfer portal

Former Alabama wide receiver Xavier Williams recently re-entered the transfer portal. He spent this past season at Utah State.

After transferring to Utah State in the offseason, former Alabama wide receiver Xavier Williams has reentered the transfer portal. The news was first reported by On3’s Matt Zenitz. Williams had spent the three previous seasons at Alabama.

Williams was a part of the 2018 recruiting class. He was ranked as a four star out of Chaminade-Madonna Prep School. As a member of the Tide, he served as a reserve wide receiver for three seasons. In his fourth season, he was unable to play for medical reasons.

After transferring to Utah State, he played sparingly on the Aggies’ offense. He hauled in one reception for seven receiving yards. It appears Williams will look to play for a third school.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Alabama football and the transfer portal.

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Storylines to follow in Alabama’s matchup with Utah State

Here are the top storylines to follow in the Crimson Tide’s season-opening matchup with Utah State.

Alabama football is back, ladies and gentlemen! Week 0 has concluded and we now move on to week one of the college football season.

[autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and Alabama will not have as easy of a task as most fans would think in their week one matchup against Utah State. Utah State is coming off a special season in 2021 where they won 11 games, including a win over a power five program in their bowl game.

Utah State also returns several key members from their historic 2021 team and will not come into Bryant-Denny Stadium and just hand the Crimson Tide the win.

The Crimson Tide will have their work cut out for them come Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. Let’s take a look at a few of the storylines as we enter Week 1 of Alabama’s 2022 football season

Former Alabama WR announces transfer destination

Best of luck to former Crimson Tide WR Xavier Williams!

A former Alabama wide receiver has officially announced his transfer destination.

Xavier Williams, a former four-star recruit from Hollywood, FL, was ranked the No. 24 wide receiver in the 2018 class. He committed to the Crimson Tide in January of 2017 and signed as soon as he was able to.

With the receiving corps at Alabama getting more and more talented, Williams decided it would be best for him to try his luck elsewhere.

He entered the transfer portal in November of 2021. Williams announced his decision via his official Twitter account, and he is heading to Utah State to play Mountain West Conference football.

Williams caught three passes for 24 yards in the 2020 campaign, but he hasn’t had much meaningful playing time since arriving at the Capstone.

All of Alabama Nation should wish Xavier luck in the 2022 college football season as he seeks a starting role with a new squad.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on Henry and all other Alabama alumni in the NFL.

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Giants host workouts for three defensive tackles

The New York Giants hosted three defensive tackles for workouts on Tuesday, including a familiar face in Woodrow Hamilton.

On the same day the New York Giants made several key changes to their roster and practice squad, they also hosted three defensive tackles for workouts.

Woodrow Hamilton, Treyvon Hester and Xavier Williams all made the trip to East Rutherford to tryout in front of head coach Joe Judge & Co.

Hamilton, who signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted rookie out of Ole Miss in 2016, is a somewhat familiar face to the Giants. After starting his career with the Pats, he landed with the New Orleans Saints (2017-2018) before having a brief cup of coffee with new York in 2018.

The 28-year-old Hamilton also had stints with the Carolina Panthers (2019-2020) and Tennessee Titans (2021).

Hester, 29, was a seventh-round pick of the Oakland Raiders in the 2017 NFL draft. After a year with the Raiders, he went on to have stints with the Philadelphia Eagles (2018, 2020), Washington Football Team (2019), Green Bay Packers (2020) and Buffalo Bills (2021).

Williams, 29, was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted rookie out of Northern Iowa in 2015. He spent his first three seasons in Arizona joining the Kansas City Chiefs (2018-2019), New England Patriots (2020) and Cincinnati Bengals (2020). He also briefly returned to Arizona this offseason.

It’s unclear if any of the three were immediately signed to the active roster or practice squad.

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Alabama football: Xavier Williams no longer listed on roster

Xavier Williams is no longer listed on Alabama football roster

Former four-star wide receiver Xavier Williams is no longer listed on the official Alabama football roster.

Williams has been absent from summer workouts and also absent from the first couple of fall practices, but had remained on the roster until just moments ago.

Xavier was heading into his redshirt junior season with the Tide and was set to compete for one of the top four receiver positions this fall.

Last season Williams caught 3 passes for 24 yards while appearing in three games.

As soon as more information is provided, Roll Tide Wire will update you on the situation surrounding Xavier Williams.

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Cardinals activate 2 from COVID list, place DT Xavier Williams on IR

The Cardinals lost one of their veteran defensive linemen for the season.

The Arizona Cardinals made a few roster moves Sunday on their day off of practice. They get two players back from the COVID list. Receiver Ric Gafford and offensive lineman Shaq Calhoun were activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list, which necessitated other roster moves.

In two corresponding moves, they waived undrafted rookie tight end Bruno Labelle with an injury designation and also placed defensive tackle Xavier Williams on injured reserve.

By landing on IR before the season begins, Williams’ season is over. Depending on the severity of the injury (the Cardinals have not disclosed injuries in training camp), we could see him released from IR with an injury settlement at some point.

Gafford and Calhoun were placed on the COVID list July 28.

With their return before the start of the new week of practice, it is possible they will be able to get some playing time in the team’s preseason opener Friday night against the Dallas Cowboys.

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Bengals send D.J. Reader to IR, sign free agent Xavier Williams

The Cincinnati Bengals made roster moves Monday.

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The Cincinnati Bengals made two notable roster moves Monday in response to the season-ending injury suffered by defensive tackle D.J. Reader.

Cincinnati sent Reader to injured reserve and immediately filled his roster spot by signing free agent Xavier Williams.

Reader went down with an injury during Sunday’s loss to Baltimore and was quickly ruled out. It was later reported that it’s a quad injury that will cost him the rest of the season.

Williams is a player the Bengals had in for a visit on October 6 while Reader was still healthy. He was on the New England Patriots roster this summer before getting cut and had previously played for the Kansas City Chiefs.

While the Bengals just created more depth inside, with Geno Atkins just playing in his first game of the season, the team might not be done seeking out help.

Bengals hosted free-agent DT Xavier Williams on visit

The Cincinnati Bengals hosted a free agent on a visit.

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The Cincinnati Bengals are actively looking into free agents with Mike Daniels sitting on injured reserve.

Per the NFL’s transaction wire, the Bengals had a visit with free-agent defensive tackle Xavier Williams.

Williams, 28, signed with the New England Patriots in August but was a roster cut as the team looked to add depth elsewhere.

Last season with the Kansas City Chiefs, Williams made a playoffs appearance but only played in five regular-season games. He’s played in just one 16-game season since entering the league in 2015 and is considered a strong run-stopper.

The Bengals need help inside with Daniels sitting on injured reserve and Geno Atkins yet to play in a game this season, so a signing wouldn’t come as a shocker.

Williams joins a list of seven other guys we outlined that the Bengals could sign with Daniels hurt.

Bengals hosted free-agent DT Xavier Williams on visit

The Cincinnati Bengals hosted a free agent on a visit.

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The Cincinnati Bengals are actively looking into free agents with Mike Daniels sitting on injured reserve.

Per the NFL’s transaction wire, the Bengals had a visit with free-agent defensive tackle Xavier Williams.

Williams, 28, signed with the New England Patriots in August but was a roster cut as the team looked to add depth elsewhere.

Last season with the Kansas City Chiefs, Williams made a playoffs appearance but only played in five regular-season games. He’s played in just one 16-game season since entering the league in 2015 and is considered a strong run-stopper.

The Bengals need help inside with Daniels sitting on injured reserve and Geno Atkins yet to play in a game this season, so a signing wouldn’t come as a shocker.

Williams joins a list of seven other guys we outlined that the Bengals could sign with Daniels hurt.

Alabama football countdown: 3 days until kickoff

We are 3 days from Alabama football kicking off its season on the road against the Missouri Tigers to start a 10-game, SEC only schedule.

There has been a lot of uncertainty surrounding college football over the last couple of months, but as of right now, the season still looks like it’s a go for the SEC, ACC and Big 12.

So, what does that mean? It means that we can continue the Countdown to Kickoff en route to the Crimson Tide — and the rest of the SEC — getting things underway on Sept. 26.

With it now being Sept. 23, we are officially 3 days away from the start!

Two players are currently wearing the No. 3 for Alabama. On offense, redshirt sophomore receiver Xavier Williams has switched from the No. 9. And on defense, it’s starting safety Daniel Wright, a redshirt junior from Fort Lauderdale (Fla.).

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Alabama players celebrate with Alabama defensive back Daniel Wright (3) after he made a big hit on a kick return against Florida State in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Saturday, September 2, 2017. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]

2020 Alabama football schedule

  • Sept. 26 at Missouri (Columbia, Mizz.)
  • Oct. 3 vs. Texas A&M (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Oct. 10 at Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)
  • Oct. 17 vs. Georgia (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Oct. 24 at Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.)
  • Oct. 31 vs. Miss State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Nov. 14 at LSU (Baton Rouge, La.)
  • No. 21 vs. Kentucky (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Nov. 28 vs. Auburn (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
  • Dec. 5 at Arkansas (Fayetteville, Ark.)

Stay tuned for more updates from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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