Thanks to completely unanticipated events — and his own ability — ty" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteArrowhead PrideArrowhead Pride | Kansas City Chiefs Schedule Womens Tanoh Kpassagnon Jersey , News, Roster and StatsLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpSeriesLatest NewsFanpostsFanshotsCommunityAboutStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteSeries Stagner ThingsLottery Tickets ’19Summer of SpagsDixon’s MailbagLatest News Fanposts Most recentMost activeFanshots Community Community GuidelinesContactAbout StubHub ✕One year ago, Chiefs starting RB Damien Williams was hardly on our radarNew,10commentsThanks to completely unanticipated events — and his own ability — Williams now finds himself the starter in Kansas CityCDTShareTweetShareShareOne year ago, Chiefs starting RB Damien Williams was hardly on our radarJay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY SportsJust one year ago, there were few in the Kansas City Chiefs universe who expected much from running back Damien Williams.In March of last year, Williams had been allowed to walk from the Miami Dolphins after four unspectacular seasons in which he had gained just 477 yards on 133 carries — a subpar 3.6 yards per attempt.Even worse, Williams was recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.The Chiefs signed Williams to what would prove to be a one-year, $1.2 million contract on March 22, knowing full well that he would not likely be available until training camp.The contract was the epitome of a prove-it deal — only $60,000 of the $1.2 million was guaranteed.Just a month later Eric Fisher Jersey , the Chiefs signed another Williams — this one former Arizona Cardinals running back Kerwynn.Weeks later, the team acquired a third Williams for the running backs room: undrafted free agent Darrel.isn’t quite as crowded as it was a year ago, it has still led to some speculation that another running back could supplant Williams as the starter in 2019.That is... until Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy spoke up.“Damien Williams is our starter, and we expect him to excel in that role,” Bieniemy flatly informed the press after an OTA session on May 30.On Thursday, head coach Andy Reid — in his first press appearance since Bieniemy’s announcement — reflected on Williams’ new role.“Well, we’re asking him to be the full-time starter for the year — take it one game at a time and so on,” he said. “There’s a certain challenge that comes with that. That’s a tough position to play. So you have to prepare yourself on and off the field, and he’s taken that challenge. He wants to do this thing and he’s earned the right to be that guy. Now it’s a matter of production. You have to go do it.”Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said that last season, Williams made it clear to him he could handle the role.Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images“I think we saw it last year at the end of the season,” Mahomes explained. “The way he’s able to run the ball between the tackles http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-jarvis-jenkins-jersey , but still catch it out of the backfield. Not a lot of running backs can do that at the high level that he’s doing that. So him just adding to his game, being in the offense another year, he really is starting to understand every aspect of it. I think he’s just going to keep getting better and better each and every year.”On Thursday, Williams was asked how many times he’d found himself in this position.“I would say this is my first time,” he replied. “It’s something that you really have to work hard for. I came in undrafted, so a lot of teams already [had] their main guy. It’s just keeping your head up, fighting, and moving forward.”Williams said the years in Miami had finally paid off.“It means a lot because it starts somewhere. I laid a foundation down in Miami with my character and who I am. And people talk, it got around here what type of person I am, and [coming] off an injury or not, I was going to be able to come in and play.”After being one of them for almost five years in the NFL Womens Patrick Mahomes II Jersey , Williams said he understands the pressure he will be feeling from the younger players behind him.“Each and every year, you know you have to [be] in a competition,” he said.Because you can’t have enough of those guys. When news that the Packers were releasing defensive lineman Mike Daniels broke on Wednesday morning, one of the responses was to wonder why the team waited until the start of training camp to make the move.General Manager Brian Gutekunst was asked about that in a press conference later in the day. Gutekunst didn’t say whether the team discussed a pay cut with the veteran lineman, but did say that attempts to trade him were part of the reason why he remained on the roster as long as he did.“There’s a few factors involved in that. Mike was rehabbing from a foot injury suffered during the season and I think also there was some — quite frankly there was some trade conversations going on and those kind of came apart the last couple of weeks here and that was part of it,” Gutekunst said, via WBAY.Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Browns, Chiefs and Patriots were among the teams that spoke to the Packers about a trade and that Daniels has heard from at least seven teams since being released, so it doesn’t look like he’ll be waiting long for a new home.