The New Orleans Saints officially designated S P.J. Williams to return from injured reserve on Thursday and signed DB Bryce Thompson to their practice squad, per Aaron Wilson

Here’s the Saints updated practice squad:

  1. C/G Josh Andrews
  2. DE Taco Charlton
  3. DB Vincent Gray
  4. DT Jordan Jackson
  5. TE Lucas Krull
  6. WR Kirk Merritt
  7. LB Nephi Sewell
  8. G Yasir Durant
  9. RB Adam Prentice
  10. WR Kevin White
  11. RB Jordan Howard
  12. RB Jake Funk
  13. DE Jabari Zuniga
  14. WR Keith Kirkwood
  15. QB Brett Hundley
  16. DB Bryce Thompson

Williams, 29, is a former third-round pick of the Saints back in 2015. He played out the final year of his four-year, $3,061,619 contract before returning to the Saints on a one-year contract worth $5 million in 2019.

Williams has played on one-year contracts with the Saints for the past several years. 

In 2022, Williams has appeared in four games for the Saints and recorded 11 tackles, no interceptions and two pass defenses.

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