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The Buffalo Bills have decided to release second-year
running back Karlos Williams, the team announced on Saturday afternoon. The
Florida State alumni was suspended for the first four games of the upcoming regular
season after he violated the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. Williams was plagued
by off the field issues at Florida State, which is why he was selected by the
Bills in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Buffalo was willing to take him
because they that they’d be able to help him improve his behavior.
Williams was
able to stay out of trouble, but that didn’t mean that there were many other
problems surrounding the troubled running back. Other than the four-game
suspension, Williams showed up to training camp having gained 30 pounds, but he
was able to slim down, as he weighs 229 pounds according to ESPN’s Adam
Schefter. Many reports are saying the main reason that Williams got cut was
because of the other running backs around him. Williams was just one of many
running backs in a crowded Bills backfield, and once he wasn’t able to practice
because he was overweight, the Bills noticed that they be better off with what
they had.
Lesean McCoy is by far the best running back that the Bills have, but
Buffalo also has Reggie Bush, Jonathan Williams, James Wilder Jr, and Mike
Gillislee, and clearly the Bills like all of those running backs more than they
liked Karlos Williams. The Bills announced the move just a few hours prior to
their preseason game against the New York Giants, which will give Buffalo three
games to sort out their depth chart. It looked like General Manager Doug Whaley
had made a fantastic pick after how well Williams played last year.
Despite
having to deal with many injuries, including a concussion, Williams had a very
successful season while backing up McCoy. Williams, 23, rushed for 517 yards
and seven touchdowns last year, while averaging an impressive 5.6 yards per
carry. Williams recorded nine total touchdowns, which was tied with wide
receiver Sammy Watkins for the most touchdowns scored on the team. Williams
also made NFL history last year, as he rushed for a touchdown in each of his
first six games, which tied New England Patriots running back Robert Edwards
for the longest streak of touchdowns to start a player’s career.
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