The homecoming of DeShawn Williams didn’t last long.
As announced on Thursday, the veteran defensive lineman has signed a one-year deal with the Buffalo Bills. Williams, a Central, S.C. native, spent the 2023 season as a member of the Carolina Panthers.
Williams attended D.W. Daniel High School in Central and went on to play his college ball at nearby Clemson University. After going undrafted in 2015, he was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals—who he appeared in four games for during the 2016 campaign.
From there, he’d bounce around a bit—spending offseason and practice squad stints with the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders from 2018 to 2020. Williams then returned to Denver, playing in 46 games between 2020 and 2022.
In his lone season with the Panthers, Williams recorded 10 starts over 16 games. He amassed 33 combined tackles (two for a loss), a sack, a pass defensed and seven quarterback hits.
