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Packers sign RB Dexter Williams, release LS Steven Wirtel

According to Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber, the Green Bay Packers have re-signed running back Dexter Williams to the roster. Williams was originally a 2019 draft pick with the team but was unable to make it through the final cuts of the 2021 roster, leading to him bouncing around with the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Stars of the USFL over the last year. Last week, Williams worked out with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

In a pre-practice press conference on Wednesday, general manager Brian Gutekunst stated that Williams is in “phenomenal shape and looked really, really good.