Demorrio Williams
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Beckville, Texas, U.S. | July 6, 1980||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Beckville (TX) | ||||||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 2004 / round: 4 / pick: 101 | ||||||||||||||
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Demorrio Dwain Williams (born July 6, 1980) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Kilgore College for two years, then played at Nebraska.
Williams also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers.
College career
[edit]Williams was born in Beckville, Texas. After high school, he signed with rural Cisco Junior College, but soon left the school. Following a year of oil field work, he decided to walk-on to Kilgore College located in the town of Kilgore, Texas. It was here that Kilgore head coach Jimmy Rieves decided to change him from a cornerback to a linebacker, and he excelled there. Williams helped lead Kilgore to an undefeated season in 2001, and a #2 national ranking. Prior to entering the NFL, Williams played for the University of Nebraska, where he completed his degree in sociology.
Professional career
[edit]Atlanta Falcons
[edit]Williams started all 16 of the Falcons' regular-season games of the 2005 NFL season, recording 132 tackles, and ranking second on his team for that statistic. He had a career-high 15 tackles in a December 12, 2005 game against the New Orleans Saints.
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]On March 1, 2008, Williams signed a five-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. After four seasons with Chiefs, Williams was released on March 6, 2012.[2]
San Diego Chargers
[edit]Williams signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on March 8, 2012.[3]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2004 | ATL | 16 | 1 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 127 | 99 | 28 | 3.0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | ATL | 16 | 10 | 93 | 59 | 34 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
2007 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 78 | 63 | 15 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | KAN | 16 | 9 | 62 | 46 | 16 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | KAN | 16 | 13 | 117 | 95 | 22 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | KAN | 16 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | KAN | 12 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | SDG | 14 | 3 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
138 | 68 | 620 | 480 | 140 | 7.5 | 38 | 7 | 108 | 2 | 59 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 1 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2004 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Chiefs part ways with veteran linebacker Demorrio Williams". KCChiefs.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012.
- ^ "Chargers net ILB Williams". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.