The Green Bay Packers waived outside linebacker Tim Williams on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Williams was not claimed by any other NFL team and cleared waivers. On Thursday, the Packers brought back the former Alabama standout by signing him for their practice squad.

Each NFL team has a practice squad of 10 players. The members practice with the team, but they aren't allowed to play in games. Only the players on the active roster participate in games.

To clear a spot on the practice squad for Williams, the Packers released guard Ben Braden.

Williams joined Green Bay on Oct. 2 as a waiver claim after he'd been released by the Baltimore Ravens.

In his five games on the Packers' roster, Williams appeared in one, getting on the field for two special-teams plays against the Detroit Lions on Oct. 14.

Williams played 75 defensive snaps in the first four games of the 2019 season with the Ravens.

After joining Baltimore as a third-round draft choice from Alabama in 2017, Williams played in 19 of 36 regular-season games, limited by a thigh injury in 2017 and an ankle injury in 2018. He totaled 18 tackles and two sacks with the Ravens.

Green Bay released Williams to open a spot on the active roster for safety Ibraheim Campbell, who had been on the physically unable to perform list since Sept. 3. Campbell has returned after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament late in the 2018 season.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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