Chandler

Williams

Williams, 27, died of natural causes. He was a seventh-round draft pick of the Vikings in 2007 out of Florida International. Williams was a current member of the AFL’s Tampa Bay Storm and had spent time with the Chiefs, Dolphins, and Falcons as recently as the summer of 2011.

Undrafted rookie tight end T.C. Drake was also released after both players participated in last weekend’s rookie minicamp. Williams was a 2007 seventh-round pick by the Vikings who spent time on the Chiefs practice squad last season.

Reed was on the team’s original 53-man roster, but was released when the team added Greg Camarillo from San Diego. Williams was drafted and cut by the Vikings and Esera was one of Miami’s final cuts.

Williams runs in the low 4.4s and produced all four years at FIU but is small and doesn’t look like much more than a returner. The Vikings have a lot of bodies at the wide receiver position and Williams is buried to start his career.

Williams will be looked at as a returner this offseason, and has a chance to make the 2008 club if the Dolphins want Ted Ginn to focus on receiving.

He’s a practice squad player. The Falcons also released cornerback Glenn Sharpe, offensive tackle Adam Speer, offensive guard Ryan Stanchek, cornerback Tony Tiller, center Ben Wilkerson, and wide receiver Chandler Williams.

Zinger and Fontenot were both draft picks this offseason. Atlanta is rather short on safeties after Stone’s release.

Williams, a 2007 seventh-round pick, is a speedster with some kick return potential. But he faces long odds in a relatively deep Falcons WR corps.

Not much interesting here. The Ravens could put in a waiver claim for Reed, who was a favorite of new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron last season. Williams was the Vikings’ 2007 seventh-round pick.

Moore underachived at Florida, where he never saw more than 54 carries in a season. Williams is the only player here that was drafted out of college.