The veteran running back has agreed to a one-year deal with the Arizona organization, though financial terms were not disclosed.
The arizona cardinals they signed the runner Darrel Williams to a one-year deal on Tuesday, giving them a veteran replacement to cover the departure of chase edmondsand match with james conner in his backfield for the 2022 campaign.
The financial terms of the contract with Williams they were not immediately released.
Edmond’s Y Conner they entered this offseason as unrestricted free agents. While Conner renewed with Cardinals under a three-year, $21 million deal, Edmond’s let Arizona to sign a two-year, $12.1 million deal with the Miami Dolphins.
The template order of the Cardinals in the running back position also includes Keaontay Ingramwho was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 Draft, has already eno benjamin.
Williams was the leading rusher for the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2021 campaign while contesting carries with Clyde Edwards Helaire, Derrick Gore Y Jerick McKinnon. He finished the regular season with 558 yards and six touchdowns, but a toe injury prevented him from contributing much in the playoffs.
The powerhouse running back also showed his versatility, catching 47 passes for 452 yards – tied for fifth among running backs – and two touchdowns.
Williams27 years old, joined the chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2018, he played little in his rookie season, but he began to shine in 2019, when he had 308 scrimmage yards, and in 2020, when he led the club in the postseason with 135 rushing yards and a touchdown.
The Cardinals they released the runner Jaylen Samuels the same Tuesday, when Williams was added to the campus.
Information from Adam Teicher was used in the writing of this note.
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Arizona Cardinals sign running back Darrel Williams