Lions ink DL Williams to contract extension

The B.C. Lions have signed defensive lineman Keron Williams to a contract extension.

The deal will keep Williams in Vancouver through the 2013 season.

"I am very pleased to extend my contract with the Lions," Williams said Friday in a release. "We showed last season that we have a lot of guys willing to do whatever it takes to win and I am excited to be part of a team poised to achieve some great things."

Williams joined the Lions as a free agent in 2010. In 16 regular-season games he recorded five sacks and a career-high 40 tackles.

He added four tackles and three sacks in the West semifinal at Saskatchewan.