Jonathan Williams emerging as dark horse in Saints' running back competition
By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate
This summer kept throwing competition into the path of Jonathan Williams.
First, the Saints signed Terrance West, a veteran who has been a starter for two teams in the NFL and still has tread on his tires, and then New Orleans added another veteran, Shane Vereen, to the running back room.
For a player like Williams, who is still trying to carve out his place in the NFL, the added competition represented hurdles on the route to a spot on a Saints roster that already includes Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara, the NFL's most productive tandem of backs last year.
Williams is no stranger to obstacles. When he heard that the Saints had added veteran talent, the former Arkansas runner did what he's done after every punch that's been thrown his way the past three years.
"Put my head down and kept working," Williams said. "I'm real confident in my abilities. ... It's not like it hurt my feelings or anything, I was already going to be working as hard as I could anyway." ...
Full Story - The Advocate
By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate
This summer kept throwing competition into the path of Jonathan Williams.
First, the Saints signed Terrance West, a veteran who has been a starter for two teams in the NFL and still has tread on his tires, and then New Orleans added another veteran, Shane Vereen, to the running back room.
For a player like Williams, who is still trying to carve out his place in the NFL, the added competition represented hurdles on the route to a spot on a Saints roster that already includes Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara, the NFL's most productive tandem of backs last year.
Williams is no stranger to obstacles. When he heard that the Saints had added veteran talent, the former Arkansas runner did what he's done after every punch that's been thrown his way the past three years.
"Put my head down and kept working," Williams said. "I'm real confident in my abilities. ... It's not like it hurt my feelings or anything, I was already going to be working as hard as I could anyway." ...
Full Story - The Advocate