Brandon Williams went through a trial by fire on Friday afternoon, and it started with Smoke.
The Cardinals’ rookie cornerback was burnt on an 80-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Carson Palmer to wideout John “Smokey” Brown near the outset of his first training camp practice, a welcome-to-the-NFL moment for the third-round pick.
“I’ve got a long way to go,” Williams said afterward. “The speed of the game is way faster than college.”
That was the low point, but Williams otherwise handled himself pretty well in repeated matchups against Brown, Michael Floyd, Larry Fitzgerald and J.