It’s a strong indication James Conner (knee) will be ready to go after having his injured reserve practice window opened earlier this week. 31-year-old Williams is looking near the end of the line of his long, interesting career.

Last week, Williams second on the team in rushing with eight carries for 36 yards. This week, he was a very distant back-up to Emari Demercado in what was a total unexpected curveball from the Cardinals coaches. Williams was not in on passing downs last week and had just one rush this week, so even though he played ahead of Keaontay Ingram, he’s not a recommended bench stash in any fantasy leagues.

To many people’s surprise, it was Williams and not Emari Demercado to come in as the Cardinals’ RB2. Williams performed decently with the opportunities he had considering the offense was stuck in neutral. Even though he saw nine total touches, you shouldn’t be in a rush to add Williams.

The running back-needy Cardinals bring up the veteran back for depth behind Keaontay Ingram and Emari Demercado. This could be a regular occurrence for at least three of the four games that lead back James Conner will miss while on injured reserve.