One of the most surprising cuts of the Saints' initial roster reduction last Saturday will take the field for the season opener against Tampa Bay after all.
Jonathan Williams, the third-year back from Arkansas who took more carries than any Saint in the preseason, was called back up from the practice squad on Saturday afternoon, a source confirmed to The Advocate.
Williams will likely be active on Sunday against the Buccaneers. Earlier this week, Saints coach Sean Payton admitted it was unlikely the team would go into a regular-season game with just two backs — Alvin Kamara and Mike Gillislee, in this case — on the roster.
"We have never done that before," Payton said. "That'd be hard to do."
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