GM Joe Douglas, faced with a glut of injuries at linebacker last summer, was forced to scan the waiver wire. At that point early in the season, HC Robert Saleh was still hoping that two rookies — Jamien Sherwood and Hamsah Nasirildeen — could quickly adapt to playing linebacker. Both had to deal with injuries.
“We have a linebacker in now and a couple of guys who are getting into the position in their second year,” Williams said, referring to himself, and Sherwood and Nasirildeen. “I’ve transferred from safety to linebacker and we have a couple guys who are doing that, too, so me talking to them is like, ‘OK. He’s done this before. This is what he’s doing now, so I can listen to him.’
“Just taking the initiative to be better on and off the field. With me when I was coming in, I was looking at how to be a pro. They’re probably thinking now that they got their first year out of the way, how do I be a pro now? I took away from C.J.’s and my brother’s [preparation] schedules and made…