Carolina worked out Williams (hip) on Wednesday, Alex Zietlow of The Charlotte Observer reports.
Williams was with the Buccaneers during training camp before they cut him prior to their regular-season opener with a hip injury, but he's now evidently back in football shape following Week 5. The Panthers recently placed Jaycee Horn (quadriceps) and Mike Jackson (groin) on their injured reserve list, so it makes some sense that they're looking into adding some organizational depth in the secondary.
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Xavier Williams: Dropped with injury designation
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The Buccaneers waived Williams (hip) from injured reserve Wednesday with an injury designation, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Williams reverted to the Buccaneers' IR on Aug. 31 after clearing waivers. The undrafted free agent out of Cincinnati suffered a hip injury in the Buccaneers' preseason finale against the Jaguars. The safety clearly thinks he can regain his health quickly and join another team, as he is now a free agent with no ties to an NFL roster.
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Buccaneers' Xavier Williams: Reverts to Tampa Bay IR
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Williams (hip) reverted to the Buccaneers' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Williams suffered a hip injury in the Buccaneers' preseason finale against the Jaguars last Friday. The safety was waived with an injury designation Sunday and went unclaimed. The 23-year-old will now spend the entirety of his rookie season on injured reserve unless he is waived with an injury settlement.
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Buccaneers' Xavier Williams: Questionable with hip injury
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Williams (hip) is questionable to return to Friday's preseason finale against the Jaguars, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
Williams remained on the sideline, but the team is unsure if he will return to Friday's contest. The undrafted free agent out of Cincinnati is currently battling to survive Sunday's cutdown day, and the remainder of Friday's game will be the rookie's last chance to impress.
