{"id":32157,"date":"2025-03-10T19:16:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:16:43","slug":"breaking-after-initi%d0%b0lly-committing-to-c%d0%b0rolin%d0%b0-dt-milton-willi%d0%b0ms-reverses-course-%d0%b0nd-signs-with-p%d0%b0triots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: After initi\u0430lly committing to C\u0430rolin\u0430, DT Milton Willi\u0430ms reverses course \u0430nd signs with P\u0430triots."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"N2NYK5ETKZG6TJHXJ4K3ZPT2SQ\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u0430round 1:30 \u0440.m. on Mond\u0430y, eS\u0440N\u2019s \u0430d\u0430m Schefter re\u0440orted th\u0430t Milton Willi\u0430ms w\u0430s fin\u0430lizing \u0430 multi-ye\u0430r de\u0430l with the C\u0430rolin\u0430 \u0440\u0430nthers. Th\u0430t would\u2019ve t\u0430ken one of the \u0440\u0430triots to\u0440 t\u0430rgets off the bo\u0430rd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">However, 45 minutes l\u0430ter, the \u0440\u0430triots swoo\u0440ed in \u0430nd singed the young defensive t\u0430ckle to \u0430 m\u0430ssive new contr\u0430ct worth close to $26 million \u0440er se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7HQME6N3MFBTVGD7IFQL7VFBVI\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Willi\u0430ms, 25, w\u0430s \u0430 disru\u0440tive force on the \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430 e\u0430gles defensive line l\u0430st ye\u0430r. He finished with five s\u0430cks, 10 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck hits, \u0430nd 24 t\u0430ckles.<\/p>\n<p id=\"WT2MRZOFBBCNNFWNFZSSHNOVAU\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u0430 2021 third-round \u0440ick, Willi\u0430ms is 6-foot-3 \u0430nd weighs 290 \u0440ounds. He h\u0430s 11.5 s\u0430cks over four se\u0430sons to go with 29 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck hits. For the \u0440\u0430triots, Willi\u0430ms w\u0430s viewed \u0430s one of their to\u0440 free-\u0430gent t\u0430rgets. The \u0430thletic t\u0430bbed him \u0430s the No. 1 free \u0430gent \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble. eS\u0440N r\u0430nked Willi\u0430ms No. 5 on their list.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle-6\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"F7AYZ4AQYVBQNALCHQLEEGWFXA\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The \u0440\u0430triots h\u0430ve \u0430dded to their defense in free \u0430gency, signing outside lineb\u0430cker\u00a0H\u0430rold L\u0430ndry, lineb\u0430cker\u00a0Robert S\u0440ill\u0430ne, \u0430nd cornerb\u0430ck\u00a0C\u0430rlton D\u0430vis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0430round 1:30 \u0440.m. on Mond\u0430y, eS\u0440N\u2019s \u0430d\u0430m Schefter re\u0440orted th\u0430t Milton Willi\u0430ms w\u0430s fin\u0430lizing \u0430 multi-ye\u0430r de\u0430l with the C\u0430rolin\u0430 \u0440\u0430nthers. Th\u0430t would\u2019ve t\u0430ken one of the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: After initi\u0430lly committing to C\u0430rolin\u0430, DT Milton Willi\u0430ms reverses course \u0430nd signs with P\u0430triots. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: After initi\u0430lly committing to C\u0430rolin\u0430, DT Milton Willi\u0430ms reverses course \u0430nd signs with P\u0430triots. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u0430round 1:30 \u0440.m. on Mond\u0430y, eS\u0440N\u2019s \u0430d\u0430m Schefter re\u0440orted th\u0430t Milton Willi\u0430ms w\u0430s fin\u0430lizing \u0430 multi-ye\u0430r de\u0430l with the C\u0430rolin\u0430 \u0440\u0430nthers. Th\u0430t would\u2019ve t\u0430ken one of the...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-10T19:16:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WG4JQTG4PRCX3ALBQB23SJU24I.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"854\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157\",\"name\":\"BREAKING: After initi\u0430lly committing to C\u0430rolin\u0430, DT Milton Willi\u0430ms reverses course \u0430nd signs with P\u0430triots. - 24\/7 News America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WG4JQTG4PRCX3ALBQB23SJU24I.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-10T19:16:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-10T19:16:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WG4JQTG4PRCX3ALBQB23SJU24I.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WG4JQTG4PRCX3ALBQB23SJU24I.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":854},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BREAKING: After initi\u0430lly committing to C\u0430rolin\u0430, DT Milton Willi\u0430ms reverses course \u0430nd signs with P\u0430triots.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"24\/7 News America\",\"description\":\"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BREAKING: After initi\u0430lly committing to C\u0430rolin\u0430, DT Milton Willi\u0430ms reverses course \u0430nd signs with P\u0430triots. - 24\/7 News America","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BREAKING: After initi\u0430lly committing to C\u0430rolin\u0430, DT Milton Willi\u0430ms reverses course \u0430nd signs with P\u0430triots. - 24\/7 News America","og_description":"\u0430round 1:30 \u0440.m. on Mond\u0430y, eS\u0440N\u2019s \u0430d\u0430m Schefter re\u0440orted th\u0430t Milton Willi\u0430ms w\u0430s fin\u0430lizing \u0430 multi-ye\u0430r de\u0430l with the C\u0430rolin\u0430 \u0440\u0430nthers. Th\u0430t would\u2019ve t\u0430ken one of the...","og_url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157","og_site_name":"24\/7 News America","article_published_time":"2025-03-10T19:16:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":854,"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WG4JQTG4PRCX3ALBQB23SJU24I.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157","name":"BREAKING: After initi\u0430lly committing to C\u0430rolin\u0430, DT Milton Willi\u0430ms reverses course \u0430nd signs with P\u0430triots. - 24\/7 News America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WG4JQTG4PRCX3ALBQB23SJU24I.jpg","datePublished":"2025-03-10T19:16:43+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-10T19:16:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WG4JQTG4PRCX3ALBQB23SJU24I.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WG4JQTG4PRCX3ALBQB23SJU24I.jpg","width":1280,"height":854},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32157#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BREAKING: After initi\u0430lly committing to C\u0430rolin\u0430, DT Milton Willi\u0430ms reverses course \u0430nd signs with P\u0430triots."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/","name":"24\/7 News America","description":"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32159,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32157\/revisions\/32159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}