{"id":1972,"date":"2023-08-11T15:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T22:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raidersone.com\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:11:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T00:11:00","slug":"raiders-sign-rb-damien-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raidersone.com\/raiders-sign-rb-damien-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Sign RB Damien Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"
Announced on Tuesday, the Las Vegas Raiders sign RB Damien Williams. Terms of the deal weren\u2019t disclosed but the addition comes as Josh Jacobs continues to sit out. Raiders coach Josh McDaniels stated that the signing of Williams comes after players getting fatigued the last few days through two exhibitions in six days.<\/p>\n
“Damien’s a guy we worked out earlier in training camp who was in shape. He’s had a productive career, he’s a good football player, he’s smart, he’s tough, \u201c said McDaniels as the Raiders sign RB Damien Williams. \u201cSo, we were interested in him honestly before that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 5-foot-11, 220-pound Williams has been across 98 career games in the NFL while starting in 16. Throughout that span, Williams has recorded 1,397 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns in 336 carries. The versatile back also has 1,209 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns in 154 receptions.<\/p>\n