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And while there have been a few ups and downs this season with Williams returning kicks, he’s third in the CFL in punt-return yards, with 638, and has three punt-return touchdowns, as well.

His performance against the Alouettes was the best he’s had in a while, too, especially as he added a highlight-reel fourth-quarter touchdown on offence, as well.

That’s part of what made the timing of the injury so frustrating.

“Even before that game, I was struggling catching punts,” Williams said. “It was up-and-down, and then I had a good game and I was out.”

Williams has been dealing with a wrist injury since the start of the season, and that partially explains some of the difficulties he’s had catching punts cleanly.

He was going in for routine treatment when the medical staff told him they wanted to do an x-ray on his wrist last week.

That revealed some concerns and prompted Williams to get an MRI. The coaching staff seemed convinced last week that they’d be without Williams longterm, so it was a pleasant surprise that he was back out on the practice field this week.

“(The doctors) told me I’ll have to get it cleaned-up at the end of the season,” Williams said.

While it’s obviously good news for the Stamps that they’ll have Williams available and it should be expected that they’ll use him both on offence and on special teams, he’ll likely be playing through pain for the rest of the year.

That doesn’t seem to bother him. Not even a little bit.