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Friday, March 5, 2010
Corey Williams shipped to Detroit
It was February 2008 when General Manager Phil Savage, hoping to bolster the defensive line, traded a second-round draft pick to the Green Bay Packers for tackle Corey Williams.
Savage is no longer the GM, and such moves are part of the reason.
The Browns today traded Williams and their seventh-round draft pick in this year’s draft to the Detroit Lions for a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft, a pick obtained by Detroit from Denver.
Williams had been seen as a pass rusher after posting seven sacks with the Packers in 2007, but a shoulder injury and a different defensive scheme — he seemingly was not a good fit as an end in a 3-4 alignment — conspired to limit his productivity once he donned the orange helmet.
In all, Williams played in 32 games, starting 18, with 88 tackles, 4.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
The addition of Detroit’s fifth-round pick gives the Browns nine picks in the first five rounds. They remain at 11 overall.
