Vince Williams entered the starting lineup on a full-time basis in 2017 after long-time starter Lawrence Timmons left in free agency to join the Miami Dolphins. That didn’t work out particularly well for the latter, but Williams carved out a role with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Things changed last year when they signed Mark Barron in free agency and then had rookie first-round pick Devin Bush in the starting lineup. That pushed Williams back into more of a rotational or specialist player, but with Barron gone, the veteran is back in position for a bigger slate of responsibilities, whatever that might be.