Aeneas Williams
Williams during his years with St. Louis.
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| Position: | Cornerback / Free safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 29, 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | New Orleans (LA) Alcee Fortier | ||||||||||||
| College: | Southern | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 3 / Pick: 59 | ||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 795 |
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| Interceptions: | 55 |
| Sacks: | 3.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 5 |
| Touchdowns: | 9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Aeneas Demetrius Williams (/əˈniːəs/; (born January 29, 1968) is a former American football player, who played with the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Southern University and was drafted in the third round (59th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. Williams was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. Aeneas started out as a cornerback then switched to free safety later in his career.
Williams was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended the now defunct Alcee Fortier High School, where he played football on a team with three future NFL players.
Williams attended Southern University, the same school his brother Achilles attended. At Southern, Williams concentrated on his academics, not playing football until his junior year, as a graduate student. That year, he tied the NCAA Division I-AA record for most interceptions.
Despite playing only two years in college, Williams' numbers impressed the then-Phoenix Cardinals enough that they selected him in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft, Williams quickly established himself with an exceptional rookie season, tying the NFC lead for interceptions. In 1994, he led the NFL in interceptions with 9. By 1997, Williams had already notched four Pro Bowl appearances and had established himself as the Cardinals' top cornerback, routinely covering the opponents' lead receivers. In the 1998 season, Williams helped the Cardinals win their first playoff game since 1947 by intercepting two passes from Troy Aikman in a 20-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys, and added another interception in the Cardinals 41-21 loss in the divisional round. Despite playing mostly for bad teams (1998 was the only time he played on a winning team during his 10 years in Arizona), Williams was recognized as one of the best cornerbacks in the league, making six Pro Bowls in all as a Cardinal. He is regarded as one of the best defenders and players in Cardinals history, as well as one of the greatest shutdown corners of all time. In 2000, he tied an NFL record, held by Jack Tatum of the Oakland Raiders, by returning a fumble (caused by Mark Maddox) 104 yards for a touchdown in a game against the Washington Redskins.
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