On Saturday, the Green Bay Packers announced that it had elevated its training team’s Tramon Williams cornerback to the NFC Championship fight against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a replacement for the COVID-19. Although that deal didn’t normally make headlines in the league, Williams must now do something on Sunday that no other player has done. According ESPN’s Adam SchefterWilliams is on track to become the first NFL player in history to play for two different teams in the same postseason.
Williams played in the division round with the Baltimore Ravens, but was released on Monday. The Packers then added him to their training team, and due to changes in the rules related to this year’s COVID-19, he was elevated to the active list.
Williams had two previous stints with the Packers and even made it to the Pro Bowl in 2010. He was also part of the team that won the Super Bowl XLV, and he even started as a cornerback in the game. The Ravens signed Williams in November, and he recorded 14 combined tackles and a pass saved as a defensive reserve. He did not play on the Super Wild-Card Weekend against the Tennessee Titans, but he did play in the divisional round against the Buffalo Bills. In the 17-3 loss, he recorded three combined tackles and played 21% of defensive snaps.
Interestingly, Williams was promoted to the list of players in place of another player who would make history in the NFL before Williams! Earlier this month, the Packers signed Jared Veldheer, a former Indianapolis Colts, who played in Colts’ wild-card game against the Bills. He was set to make history with the Packers in the divisional round against the Los Angeles Rams, but later tested positive for the coronavirus and was forced to lose the game. He’s still out, so it looks like Williams will actually become the first player to play for two different teams in the postseason.