Washington Signs RB Jonathan Williams To PS, Releases RB Javon Leake

December 31, 2020

The Washington Football Team announced it has signed RB Jonathan Williams to the practice squad and released RB Javon Leake in a corresponding move.

We have made multiple roster moves:
– Signed RB Jonathan Williams to the practice squad
-Released RB Javon Leake from the practice squad pic.twitter.com/Hsu0KOoe7e

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) December 31, 2020

Washington’s practice squad now includes:

DT David Bada (International)
CB Aaron Colvin
QB Steven Montez
DT Devaroe Lawrence
K Kaare Vedvik
WR Trevor Davis
DB Jordan Brown
LB Justin Phillips
WR Tony Brown
DE Jalen Jelks
OT Rick Leonard
OT Timon Parris
WR Jeff Badet
TE Dylan Cantrell
TE Tyrone Swoopes
WR Dontrelle Inman
RB Jonathan Williams

Williams, 26, is a former fifth-round pick of the Bills back in 2016. He was in the second year of his four-year, $2.58 million contract when the Bills waived him coming out of the preseason.

Williams had brief stints with the Broncos and Saints before signing on to the Colts’ practice squad last year. The Lions signed him to a contract this past August but he was among their final roster cuts and later added to their practice squad.

Washington would later add him to their practice squad before Detroit signed him back to their active roster.

In 2020, Williams appeared in five games for the Lions and rushed once for five yards and caught four passes for 21 yards.