The former Alabama All-American returns to training with the Arizona Cardinals

Ex Alabama All-American Jonah Williams returns to the Arizona Cardinals. But another Alabama graduate is playing for the New York Jets.

The Jets released safety Jaylen Key from their practice squad on Wednesday, the same day Williams returned to practice for the Cardinals.

Williams suffered a knee injury in Arizona’s season-opening 34-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills on September 8. He missed seven games due to a substitute injury.

Once Williams returns to practice, the Cardinals have 21 days to reinstate him to the 53-man active roster or keep him on injured reserve for the rest of the season. Arizona has already changed Williams’ designation to “injured reserve/designated to return.”

New York released Key for the third time this season. After playing four seasons in UAB and one for Alabama. Key joined the Jets as the final pick in the April 27 NFL Draft, earning the title of Mr. Irrelevant for 2024.

New York opted out of Key’s contract when it reduced its preseason roster to its regular-season roster on August 27. However, the Jets brought him back to their practice squad as soon as he was cleared on waivers.

New York released Key from its practice squad on September 25, then re-signed him on October 9.

Five other Alabama high school and college players were included in Wednesday’s NFL transaction report:

· Defense Fight Shakel Brown (Fair) signed with the Miami Dolphins practice squad. Brown spent last season on injured reserve with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted rookie. This season, Brown spent the offseason, training camp and preseason in San Francisco and played a week in practice for the 49ers before being released.

· Detroit Lions defensive tackle Brodric Martin (Northridge, North Alabama) returned to exercise. Martin, a third-round draft pick in 2023, spent the season on injured reserve due to a preseason knee injury.

· Baltimore Ravens defense Michael Pierce (Daphne, Samford) was placed on injured reserve. Pierce suffered a calf injury during Sunday’s 29-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns. On Wednesday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said he didn’t think the injury would end his season. However, under the rules, Pierce will have to miss at least the next four games.

· Jacksonville Jaguars running back Keilan Robinson (Alabama) has returned to practice. Robinson, Texas’ fifth-round draft pick in 2024, spent the season on injured reserve after suffering a toe injury in training camp. Robinson rushed for 254 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries for the Crimson Tide in 2019 before transferring to the Longhorns.

· Outside linebacker Jamie Sheriff (South Alabama) was released from the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. Mississippi Beerman’s Cinderella story, where he played as an undrafted rookie this season, included going to the Carolina Panthers on waivers after being released by the Seahawks at the end of the preseason. After playing in the Panthers’ season opener, Sheriff was released and returned to Seattle as a member of the practice squad. He played in the Seahawks game in Week 6 as a practice squad upgrade.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.