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The Denver Broncos put free agent receiver Nick Williams right to work Friday Dwayne Haskins Jersey , having the sixth-year pro work with the starting offense shortly after signing his contract.With wide receivers River Cracraft (muscle) and DaeSean Hamilton (hamstring) missing practice again, it wasn't surprising to see Williams work with the starters, but his quick rapport with quarterback Joe Flacco that resulted in several impressive plays was a pleasant surprise to many at Broncos headquarters."y at the slot. We're not low enough to ask (former Broncos wide receiver Brandon) Stokley if he could still play. But you know what, he did a good job," coach Vic Fangio said. "He's a guy that doesn't meet your height, weight and speed things that all the personnel people like, but he looks like a pretty damn (good) football player to me out there."Maybe all he needed was an opportunity and he's got one now. Let's see."Williams (5-foot-10, 184 pounds) has appeared in 26 regular season games and two playoff contests with the Redskins, Falcons, Titans and Rams. He played in two games for the Titans and two for the Rams last season.Broncos offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello was with Williams in Atlanta in 2015 when current 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was running the system for the Falcons."It's real similar," Williams said. "I haven't really checked it out too much yet. But just being on the field today and hearing a lot of the plays and a lot of the formations, a lot of carry-over. It's a real successful scheme in the league. (Rams coach Sean) McVay runs it, Kyle runs it, (Packers coach Matt) LaFleur runs it or run versions of it. It's kind of the same principles."Those guys are all great coaches, all successful coaches. And Rich is coming up in that mold, it's all what I expected it to be. A decent amount of that stuff in his offense and the things that he has added over the years, it's definitely an advantage to have that background. It makes the transition easier."Williams fit right in."I kind of expected it to be difficult," Williams said. "You're kind of thrown in there. It's tough to get into football shape, that's the really underrated thing about getting ready for camp. But it was nice and early in the morning. I've been here for a couple hours and then I had shoulder pads on a few hours later. So, I can't complain too much."To make room for Williams Dwayne Haskins Redskins Jersey , the Broncos waived defensive lineman Deyon Sizer.Notes: RT Ja'Wuan James and OLB Dakoda Watson missed practice with lower leg injuries that Fangio said were minor. ... Fangio said TE Bug Howard, who was carted off the field with a leg injury Friday, will be out a couple of weeks. ... In all, nine players sat out practice. Alex Smith is frustrating Josh Norman.Norman likes having Smith with the Washington Redskins, but practice time against the veteran quarterback at training camp hasn't been as beneficial as the big-money cornerback had hoped. That's because Smith has been so on-point with his decision-making and throws that Norman isn't getting a whole lot of work in team drills."You're in great position, you get there top of the route, you're ready for your play to be made and it doesn't come," Norman said. "But the ones you are a little step behind on and you're almost there to make it, he throws it. It's those games, cat and mouse, man. It's cat-and-mouse games that it just sucks when you're the mouse."Norman feels like the mouse early in camp but hopes facing a QB like Smith each day benefits him in the long run. Entering the third season of a $75 million, five-year contract, Norman is balancing the lack of work he's getting during 11-on-11 time with his usual half-hour plus of individual drills after practice as one of the last players on the field."That's what you've got to do to be the best, to be great like him," said undrafted rookie safety Quin Blanding, who worked out with Norman following practice Sunday. "It just shows he wants extra work no matter all the work he's done in practice. It's always find ways to get better, and that's what he's doing."Norman is known for his post-practice regimen, whether it's going for jump balls or catching in rapid succession out of a JUGS machine. But none of that compares to team snaps, where Smith is avoiding Norman the way he would in a real game."I'm just staying the course and trying to understand that your technique is not flawed, continue to do what you do even though your chances are not coming https://www.theredskinslockerroom.com/authentic-dwayne-haskins-jersey ," Norman said. "But when they do come, try to be better than the quarterback in making a play. He's so precise right now, so he's not making mistakes, and that's the biggest thing you've seen. Even in practice, he's not making mistakes. It's hard to try to key in on that."Coach Jay Gruden approves. His offense is built around quick decisions and finding the right receiver to throw to, and that's not usually by challenging Norman."Josh is getting plenty of work," Gruden said Tuesday. "We're not going to throw a flat route out to Josh Norman and let him pick it. That's just common sense, so Josh is going to have to wait for somebody else to throw it to him."Norman is still isolating elements of his game to work on at age 30, going into his seventh NFL season. He had no interceptions last year and dropped more than a handful of prime opportunities, so at practice he's working on the little things that turn a broken-up pass into a pick."Being in place is the first part, but finishing the ball should be something that already is established and ingrained in you," Norman said. "It's just that six inches from making a play to not making a play."Trying to close the gap on those inches is what goes into Norman's extra work after practice. And in the process, he's helping young defensive backs like Blanding and Kenny Ladler develop the same kind of habits."You fix the mistakes and then when it comes again, you don't make the same mistake," Blanding said. "You've got to be ready to work no matter if it feels like a great day of practice or if it was a bad day of practice. You've got to put that aside and you've just got to work. You've got to keep on working, and that's what he does."NOTES: RB Chris Thompson, who's recovering from surgery to repair a broken right fibula, took his first snaps in team drills Tuesday. ... LB Mason Foster was limited at practice by a strained stomach muscle.