Cardinals activate S Shawn Williams from NFI list, sign WR Greg Dortch
Aug 3, 2021, 1:11 PM
Shawn Williams #36 and members of the Cincinnati Bengals defense celebrate a sack during the second half against the New York Jets at Paul Brown Stadium on December 1, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
(Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
The Arizona Cardinals announced Tuesday they activated safety Shawn Williams from the non-football injury list and signed receiver Greg Dortch to a one-year deal.
The 5-foot-7, 175-pound Dortch has two games of NFL experience with the Carolina Panthers in 2019 as a return man.
As a kick returner, he took five attempts for 119 yards with a long of 32 yards. He added four punts returned for 28 total yards, plus a fair catch.
Dortch, 23, has spent time with the Jets, Panthers, Rams and Falcons in addition to the Panthers. He was most recently with Atlanta.
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Williams, 29, signed with the Cardinals in late March. He played under current Arizona defensive coordinator Vance Joseph in 2014-15, when Joseph led defensive backs for Cincinnati.
A 2013 third-round pick by the Bengals, Williams was an everyday starter in 2019 and posted 114 tackles with an interception and three passes defensed.
He was relegated to a backup safety and special teams role last year after the Bengals got younger by signing Vonn Bell.
Williams recorded 16 tackles and a pass defensed over 13 games in 2020.
