Nebraska Cornhuskers news: Deontai Williams to the CFL, Gatorade player of the year, more

A former Nebraska Cornhuskers star is going to be playing professional football. However, Deontai Williams won’t be plying his trade in the NFL. Instead, he’s going to be joining the Canadian Football League as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Williams will attempt to show the NFL that he deserves another shot after signing as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks last spring. He even showed enough in preseason camps that he got several snaps in the preseason.

However, it turns out that the Seahawks didn’t have room on their roster. Now he’ll get a chance to get paid to play football for the first time since he was a member of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Williams recorded 122 tackles, six-and-a-half tackles for loss, one sack, six interceptions, 15 pass knockdowns, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries, one of which he returned for a touchdown while in Lincoln from 2018 to 2021.

Other Nebraska Cornhuskers news

• This weekend, the best high school players in the country were named the Gatorade players of the year for their respective states. Gretna product Zane Flores was named Nebraska’s representative. While he’s headed to Oklahoma State the Huskers do have a chance to land another one. 2024 quarterback Stone Saunders won the award for Pennsylvania. He’s got a Husker offer in his pocket.
• Another former husker commit won the award for his state. William Watson was named the Gatorade player of the year for the state of Massachusetts. Watson committed to Scott Frost and decommitted once Matt Rhule was hired.

Other Sports News

• Big Ten basketball continues to be interesting as all get out this season. Northwestern upset 15th-ranked Indiana on Sunday. On the same day, Maryland upset 24th-ranked Ohio State.
• The NFL played its final regular season Sunday. The playoffs are set and the big surprises of the day were the Dolphins and Seahawks earning their way in on last-second plays.