Corey

Williams

Williams is wearing down quickly as he enters his age-33 season and has garnered no other known interest. In other words, he’s a perfect fit for the bumbling Raiders. A knee injury and the emergence of Nick Fairley conspired to limit Williams to just nine tackles and two sacks a year ago.

The Packers have reportedly been speaking to Moss about redoing his contract. The source said Oakland doesn’t want Aaron Rodgers, but rather Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila or Corey Williams, who had seven sacks last year. GM Ted Thompson is expected to meet with the Packers’ executive committee Tuesday morning to discuss the deal.

Birkett suggested earlier this month that both were candidates for release, but that’s apparently no longer the case. GM Martin Mayhew insisted in January that Burleson would be back after catching a career-high 73 passes in 2011.

Williams is due $5 million and Burleson $4 million. GM Martin Mayhew suggested last month that Burleson’s roster spot was safe, but the decisions are going to get tougher if the Lions can’t get Calvin Johnson to reduce his $21 million cap number by agreeing to an extension. Turning 32 in August, Williams could be replaced by Nick Fairley.

The arrest was never reported by the media, so this incident just now became news for a Lions organization that certainly didn’t need it after seven separate offseason arrests. Williams appeared in court on Wednesday. His attorney is arguing that Williams was “racially profiled.” The judge said the case is “under advisement” and will be ruled upon within the week.

The timetable given by the team is “week-to-week,” which suggests a minor knee scope. Williams has played 125-of-182 snaps as a starter on a defense which has been stingy to opposing fantasy backs. Look for Sammie Lee Hill and Nick Fairley to split snaps in his place.

Nick Fairley has been playing at a high level as Williams’ replacement. Ricardo Silva and Erik Coleman are filling in at safety for Delmas and Amari Spievey. Veteran CB Drayton Florence (forearm) is active for the first time this season.

Williams missed Week 4, took the bye week off and is now out for Week 6. But if he truly had a mere scope, he should be back shortly. Sammie Lee Hill and Nick Fairley will continue to fill in.

Fairley has emerged as Detroit’s most disruptive defensive player over the past month while Williams has battled a lingering knee injury. “There’s not a whole lot of distinction between who the starter is and who is not,” Schwartz said. Fairley played a career-high 62 snaps versus the Texans in Week 12.

Williams has missed the Lions’ last two games after opening the season as a starter. He practiced on Thursday and Friday, but his absence on Saturday doesn’t bode well for his Week 7 status against the Bears on Monday night. If Williams sits, the Lions will again split snaps between Nick Fairley and Sammie Lee Hill.