Williams with the Baltimore Ravens
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | December 23, 1984 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Hollywood (FL) Chaminade-Madonna | ||||||||||||
College: | Washburn | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 229 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Tackles: | 351 |
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Interceptions: | 9 |
Sacks: | 3.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 4 |
Passes defensed: | 61 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Cary Eric Williams (born December 23, 1984) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washburn.
Williams has also played for the Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and Washington Redskins.
Williams is the son of Calvin and Trina Golson. He played as a wide receiver and defensive back at Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Florida as a senior, after attending Coral Gables High School as a junior and Charles W. Flanagan High School as a freshman and sophomore. In addition to football, Williams was also a star in track & field. He was one of the state's top sprinters, with personal-best times of 48.81 seconds in the 400-meter dash and 14.09 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles.
Williams originally attended Fordham University, but after a year of limited playing time, transferred to Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.
Williams had seven interceptions as a senior, which rank second on Washburn's single-season list. In his last season, He had two kickoff returns for touchdowns, which tied the Washburn season and career records. In 2007, Against Missouri Southern, he had a 100-yard kickoff return that tied the school record for longest runback. Williams was the only NCAA Division II player to be ranked in the top 10 in the nation in interceptions and kickoff return average in 2007.