Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions' decision to trade Darius Slay to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Detroit Free Press
Nick Williams' career was going nowhere fast when he was waived by the Miami Dolphins at the end of training camp in 2017.
A journeyman defensive lineman who had 17 tackles while playing for three teams in his first four NFL seasons, Williams had workouts with the Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears that fall. But when no job offers materialized, some family members suggested he move on from football.