The Green Bay Packers have elevated recent acquisition of cornerback Tramon Williams to their active roster for Sunday’s NFC championship game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Williams, who was acquired by the Packers and added to his training squad after being sacked by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, could become the first player in NFL history to play on two different teams in the same postseason. .
Williams, 37, had three bouts in the Ravens ’17-3 AFC division loss to the Buffalo Bills last week.
Williams previously played for the 2007-14 and 2018-19 Packers, and played a key role in the team’s run to the Super Bowl 45 with interceptions in the playoff games against Philadelphia and Atlanta.
“It’s special,” Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said of the team’s decision to sign Williams this week. “He’s one of those teammates you’ve loved playing with over the years. He’s a professional. His way of taking care of himself seems amazing. It looks like he could go out and play 70 plays for us. I’m not. I’m sure he’ll do it or not, I hope he does, because he’s still very talented. But he’s one of those special guys, special personalities. “
“… Think of the 2010 race: a game ended in Philly; [he] it basically gave us a huge shake-up in the divisional round [against Atlanta] with his pick-6. Still, one of my favorite moments in all of these moments is watching him pick the ball and run to the sidelines with Nick Collins to put us up at 14. So it’s fun. I would like to do it every year. “
Green Bay may need extra depth in high school due to the uncertain state of starting quarterback Kevin King, who did not practice on Friday due to a back injury and is listed as questionable.
The Packers also elevated defensive lineman Brian Price and cornerback KeiVarae Russell from the training roster to the active roster on game day. In other moves, they signed pointer Ryan Winslow to the training squad and freed runner Dexter Williams from the training squad.
ESPN’s Rob Demovsky and The Associated Press contributed to this report.