Wydett Williams granted option to return to college football
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 20, 2026, 2:09 AM
Last updated Aug 20, 2026
Wydett Williams, a rookie safety for the Arizona Cardinals, is among NFL players allowed a potential return for a fifth college football season. This follows a restraining order granted as part of a lawsuit against the NCAA. Williams is one of three players on NFL rosters listed in the case. He has recorded nine tackles in two preseason games, but is not expected to make the Cardinals' 53-man roster.
- •Williams part of group suing NCAA in Louisiana.
- •Restraining order allows for fifth college football season.
- •Cardinals signed him as an undrafted free agent.
- •He has nine tackles in two preseason games.
- 2:09 AMYahoo Sports — Arizona Cardinals rookie could return to college football
"Wydett Williams, a rookie for the Arizona Cardinals, is one of several NFL players to be granted a fifth college football season.
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