Veteran cornerback Tramon Williams is in the mix to replace
the traded Ha Ha Clinton-Dix at safety for the Green Bay Packers.Defensive
coordinator Mike Pettine said Williams will play some
safety
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full-time move for now.The Packers are preparing for a tough road game against
quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday night.The
35-year-old Williams is in his second stint with the Packers after returning
this past offseason to the team that gave him his first shot in the NFL in 2007
as an undrafted second-year player out of Louisiana Tech.Williams brought a
veteran presence to a young cornerback group. Now he could help at safety after
Clinton-Dix, a fifth-year starter, was traded this week to the Washington
Redskins for a fourth-round draft pick.Williams, a 12-year pro, started two
games at safety while with the Cleveland Browns in 2016. Teammates have marveled
about the veteran's leadership skills and fitness to stay in the league so
long."He can find the football and he plays with good vision and has a good
sense of when to break and just the understanding of football," Pettine said.
"He's played in the slot, he's played outside. So there's no reason to think
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practice on Thursday with a back injury, and Josh Jones are other options for
increased playing time at safety to replace Clinton-Dix alongside Kentrell
Brice.The health of rookie Jaire Alexander, who played well against the Rams,
and veteran Bashaud Breeland, will help at cornerback especially if coach Mike
McCarthy elects to use Williams at safety. Breeland hasn't played yet since
joining the Packers as a free agent in late September after being listed with a
hamstring injury.Williams said that he has a chance to get a different
perspective and survey the whole field as a safety."I think that's going to help
out a lot because that's one thing that I do is study. I do study offenses, I do
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field, which was one of the things that I recognized when I play inside."NOTES:
Alexander and QB Aaron Rodgers (left knee) were full participants in practice
after being limited on Wednesday. ... LB Nick Perry (ankle) returned to practice
as limited after missing Wednesday. ... The Packers added a groin injury to go
with Geronimo Allison's sore hamstring on the status report. Allison was limited
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