Marcus Williams (cornerback)
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | March 24, 1991||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota) | ||||||||||
College: | North Dakota State | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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Marcus Jeffrey Williams[1] (born March 24, 1991) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at North Dakota State University. He was also a member of the New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Chicago Bears.
Early life
[edit]Williams stood out at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, MN in both basketball and football, and decided on playing football at NDSU[2] since he didn't receive a Big 10 offer for basketball.
College career
[edit]Williams set the NDSU school record with 21 career interceptions. Williams also set the FCS D1-AA record with career interception returns for touchdown with 7. He had 8 defensive touchdowns in total.[3]
Williams received Associated Press First-team All-American honors in 2011, 2012, and 2013, as well as Walter Camp FCS All American Team honors in 2011, 2012, & 2013.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Houston Texans
[edit]On May 16, 2014, Williams signed with the Houston Texans. On August 30, 2014, Williams was released by the Texans.
New York Jets
[edit]Williams was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad on September 26, 2014.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on October 28, 2014.[5] In his debut against the Kansas City Chiefs on November 2, 2014, he played for the majority of the game. He had a team-high seven tackles and one pass defensed, earning the praise of head coach Rex Ryan for his performance.[6] In 8 games of his rookie season in 2014, Williams made 37 tackles, an interception, and seven passes defended.
On October 4, 2015, he made a game clinching interception against the Miami Dolphins in a game in London. One month later, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he got two interceptions, a career-high, one of which clinched the game. On December 19, 2015, he made the game winning interception against the Dallas Cowboys, his third game winning interception of the season. Despite being a substitute cornerback, Williams would appear in 13 games making 21 tackles, six interceptions, 1.5 sacks, ten passes defended, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
On March 9, 2017, the Jets placed a second-round tender on Williams.[7] On October 9, 2017, Williams was released by the Jets.[8]
Houston Texans (second stint)
[edit]On October 10, 2017, Williams was claimed off waivers by the Texans.[9] On October 30, 2017, he recorded his first interception of the season, picking off the Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson in the fourth quarter.[10] He finished his second stint with the Texans with twelve tackles and an interception in ten games.
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]On April 19, 2018, Williams signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.[11] On May 21, 2018, Williams was released by the Cardinals.[12]
New Orleans Saints
[edit]On August 11, 2018, Williams signed with the New Orleans Saints.[13] He was released on September 1, 2018.[14]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]On September 11, 2018, Williams signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on October 13, 2018 with a hamstring injury.[16] He was released on October 22, 2018.
Chicago Bears
[edit]On December 12, 2018, Williams was signed by the Chicago Bears.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". rostermon.com.
- ^ Rand, Michael. "Marcus Williams Q&A". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ a b "NDSU Bisons bio". GoBison.com. NDSU Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Cosentino, Dom (September 24, 2014). "Jets promote CB LeQuan Lewis to 53-man roster, sign CB Marcus Williams to practice squad". NJ.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ Cimini, Rich (October 28, 2014). "Jets release LB A.J. Edds, sign cornerback". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Knobler, Danny (November 4, 2014). "Meet Marcus Williams, the 'next man up' in Jets' depleted secondary". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ Lange, Randy (March 9, 2017). "Jets Give Johnson, Williams 2nd-Round Tenders". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 9, 2017). "Jets activate Jalin Marshall, waive Marcus Williams". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Transactions: Texans claim Marcus Williams". HoustonTexans.com. October 10, 2017.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (October 30, 2017). "Texans corner Marcus Williams delivers big interception". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Urban, Darren (April 19, 2018). "Cardinals Sign CB Marcus Williams". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Odegard, Kyle (May 21, 2018). "Cardinals Release Cornerback Marcus Williams". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 12, 2018.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 11, 2018). "Bucs Add CB Marcus Williams, Release G Adam Gettis". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (October 13, 2018). "Bucs Bring Freddie Martino Back". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (December 12, 2018). "Roster Moves: Callahan to miss remainder of season". ChicagoBears.com.
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