Brian Williams (born July 2, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football for the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants.
College career 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 cornerback 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.
Professional career Minnesota Vikings Williams was selected in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
Jacksonville Jaguars On March 11, 2006, he was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent.
The Jaguars released Williams on September 5, 2009.
Atlanta Falcons Williams signed with the Atlanta Falcons on September 6, 2009. On October 18, in a Sunday night game against the Chicago Bears, Williams tore his ACL defending a pass. Williams was out for the remainder of the 2009 season. After the 2009 season, Williams became an unrestricted free agent. The Falcons re-signed him on March 4, 2010, to a one-year contract.
New York Giants On August 24, 2011, Williams signed with the New York Giants, but he was released on October 5, 2011.
NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2002 MIN 16 7 43 35 8 0.0 1 1 2 0 2 6 1 1 0 0 2003 MIN 16 16 79 63 16 3.0 4 5 205 1 77 16 2 0 0 0 2004 MIN 16 16 76 63 13 0.0 5 2 14 0 14 11 2 0 0 0 2005 MIN 14 9 48 36 12 1.0 1 4 59 0 31 9 2 0 0 0 2006 JAX 15 15 56 48 8 0.0 0 1 4 0 4 10 1 0 0 0 2007 JAX 14 14 68 55 13 0.0 4 3 10 0 6 9 1 0 0 0 2008 JAX 16 16 83 75 8 0.0 5 2 31 0 27 10 0 0 0 0 2009 ATL 5 5 18 15 3 0.0 0 1 -2 0 -2 3 0 1 53 0 2010 ATL 16 1 36 25 11 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 0 2011 NYG 4 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 99 508 416 92 5.0 23 19 323 1 77 75 9 3 65 0
Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2004 MIN 2 2 16 12 4 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2007 JAX 2 2 9 5 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 25 17 8 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
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