bo ys ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁without ▁a ▁first - round ▁draft ▁choice ▁( part ▁of ▁the ▁price ▁to ▁ac quire ▁Roy ▁Williams ) ▁and ▁then ▁trad ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁after ▁they ▁couldn ' t ▁draft ▁center ▁Max ▁Un ger . ▁After ▁posting ▁great ▁pre - d raft ▁numbers , ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁surprised ▁obser vers ▁by ▁selecting ▁Williams ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁( 6 9 th ▁overall ). ▁He ▁was ▁in active ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁( 3 ▁with ▁a ▁sp rained ▁left ▁an k le ) ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁only ▁five , ▁recording ▁two ▁special ▁teams ▁tack les . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁during ▁a ▁ 1 – 7 ▁start , ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁declared ▁him ▁in active ▁for ▁two ▁games ▁because ▁of ▁poor ▁play , ▁before ▁re le asing ▁him ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁in ability ▁to ▁grasp ▁the ▁defense ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁consist ency ▁on ▁special ▁teams . ▁ ▁Carolina ▁Pan thers ▁( first ▁st int ) ▁Williams ▁was ▁claimed ▁off ▁wa ivers ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 ▁by ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Pan thers ▁and ▁recorded ▁ 5 ▁tack les , ▁a ▁f umble ▁recovery ▁and ▁two ▁passes ▁def ensed ▁in ▁two ▁games ▁as ▁a ▁st arter ▁at ▁weak - side ▁line back er , ▁before ▁being ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁injured ▁reserve ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 ▁with ▁a ▁torn ▁A CL . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1