Williams, 29, was a seventh-round pick of the Steelers in 2013 after he came on as a senior at Samford and had six sacks. He only played one year of high school football in Birmingham, Ala., and was brought along slowly in college. Williams remained with the Steelers for two seasons but never appeared in a regular-season game. He landed with the Chiefs in 2015 and played in 14 games as a reserve in the rotation on the defensive line, making nine tackles. He split the 2016 season between the Chiefs and Dolphins, appearing in five games for each, and was out of football after Miami cut him in 2017. So when the Bears added Williams just before the draft in 2018, it was a depth addition, a body to take to training camp. The time off for Williams, who had only appeared in 26 games, proved to be a blessing and allowed him to heal from a turf toe injury and a nagging groin injury. His agent Dave Butz Jr. told him to heal up, work hard and be ready.