St. Petersburg Times: Bucs RB Cadillac Williams has a hamstring
strain and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Detroit.
Williams, who was activated to the 53-man roster from the
physically unable to perform list last week, hoped to get some
playing time after Earnest Graham was placed on IR Wednesday with
a high ankle sprain. In fact, HC Gruden made no mention of
Williams' injury at his Friday news conference. Williams had full
participation in practice Friday. But when the injury report was
released at 4 p.m., Williams was listed as questionable along with
TE Alexander Smith (ankle) and S Jermaine Phillips (broken left
forearm). "Carnell has done some good things and I think he'd be
ready to play," Gruden said. "There's a chance." But Gruden warned
special teams concerns might prevent Williams from being active
Sunday. "I think we'll meet later today and check out the injury
status of everybody and the progress that we feel like the guys
have made," Gruden said. "So there's more to it than just, 'Let's
make a hasty decision here.' We'll let you know. There's a chance
we can get Carnell up."
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