The story goes that Williams was taken completely off-guard after serving nine years in Carolina’s backfield. Already fuming from what he perceived as the team ignoring his mother’s death in February, Williams was shocked to get a notice on March 10th that he had been cut because he was no longer good enough to keep his spot.
Five days later, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Williams to a two-year, $4 million deal which turned out to be one of the best bargains in the league for 2015.
With their superstar starter Le’Veon Bell missing most of the regular season due to suspension and injury, the Steelers desperately needed someone to pick up the slack at the running back position.