Brian Williams (cornerback)

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name=Brian Williams
currentteam=Jacksonville Jaguars
currentnumber=29
currentposition=Cornerback
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|7|2
birthplace=High Point, North Carolina
heightft=5
heightin=11
weight=202
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Minnesota Vikings
college=North Carolina State
draftyear=2002
draftround=4
draftpick=105
pastteams=
* Minnesota Vikings (2002–2005)
* Jacksonville Jaguars (2006-present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Tackles
statvalue1=363
statlabel2=Sacks
statvalue2=4.0
statlabel3=INTs
statvalue3=16
nfl=WIL162415

Brian Williams (born July 2, 1979 in High Point, North Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Williams attended Southwest Guilford High School as a running back and linebacker/safety. Williams was arrested in September of 2006 in Jacksonville, Florida, on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to the police report, Williams said he would rather flip burgers than be a police officer and bragged that he went to a "name college" while the (expletive deleted) officer "went to public college, probably junior college." Asked if he wanted his female passenger to take his car, Williams replied, "I ain't letting that ho take my car," Bridges wrote. Advised that a tow truck was the only alternative, Bridges said Williams responded: "Let the [expletive deleted] take it." Williams also offered to let the arresting officer have sex with his date "if you let me go," according to the officer's notes. Eye witnesses have, however, rebuked the officer's characterization of the events. [http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/040208/met_264114945.shtml]

College Years

Williams attended North Carolina State University and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he was a three-year starter for as a free safety and finished his collegiate career with 262 tackles (nine for loss), 5 interceptions, 20 passes defensed, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble, and 5 blocked kicks. He was drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. On March 11, 2006, he was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent.