Isaiah Williams has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. But the story of his dynamic return-game contributions to the Jets' 39-38 win at Cincinnati didn't begin on Sunday but rather a month earlier.

It is a tale of NFL redemption. Williams, signed off the Bengals' practice squad on Sept. 10, was cut Oct. 4 after committing two costly return errors under the Monday night lights at Miami.

"I didn't think I was going to get another opportunity this year, if I'm being honest," Williams said this week ahead of the Jets' bye weekend. "My biggest thing was I'm going to come back to the practice squad, work my tail off, get better every single day, make my teammates better in every aspect. And when I do get my opportunity — if I do get another opportunity — I'm going to make th

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