Mike Williams (wide receiver, born 1987)

For other people of the same name, see Mike Williams.
Mike Williams

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Williams with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012
No. 15 Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-05-18) May 18, 1987
Place of birth: Buffalo, New York
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Buffalo (NY) Riverside
College: Syracuse
NFL draft: 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 101
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL
  • Buccaneers franchise record for most receiving touchdowns in a single season (11)
College
  • All-Big East Second Team selection (2007)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 223
Receiving yards: 3,089
Receiving TDs: 26
Player stats at NFL.com

Michael Anthony "Mike" Williams (born May 18, 1987) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse, and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Buffalo Bills.

Early years

Williams attended Riverside Institute of Technology. As a senior he had 970 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on offense and 35 tackles and two interceptions on defense.

College career

As a true freshman at Syracuse in 2006, Williams made 24 receptions for a team-leading 461 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games. As a sophomore in 2007 Williams was an all-Big East second team selection. He finished the season tying a school record with 60 receptions for 837 yards and ten touchdowns in 12 games.

In June 2008 Williams was suspended for the 2008 season for academic reasons.[1]

On November 3, 2009, Williams quit the team due to a possible suspension following a violation of team rules after he was involved in a car accident with teammates, Antwon Bailey, Andrew Tiller and Torrey Ball.[2] In 2009 before he quit the team he had impressive numbers including 49 receptions for 746 yards and six touchdowns in only 7 games.[3]

Professional career

2010 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1½ in 221 lb32 ½ in91⁄4 in 4.53 s 1.52 s 2.64 s 4.31 s 6.90 s 33½ in 9 ft 8 in 8 reps
All values from 2010 NFL Combine[4][5]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Williams was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round (101st overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was signed to a four-year contract on June 4, 2010.[6]

2010 season

On September 12, 2010 he made his NFL debut against the Cleveland Browns, making 5 receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown.[7] In his first pro season, Williams became the first Buccaneer rookie to score a touchdown in back-to-back games since Carnell Williams in 2005. On October 31, 2010, Williams recorded first career 100-yard receiving game at Arizona, finishing with 105 yards on four receptions and a touchdown.

Williams started all 16 games as a rookie and had 65 receptions for 964 yards and 11 touchdowns.[8] His 11 touchdowns marked a new Buccaneers franchise record for most receiving touchdowns in a single season. After his great rookie season, Williams finished second in voting for AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, and was a finalist for the NFL Pepsi Rookie of the Year. He was also named to The Sporting News NFL All- Rookie Team and PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team and led all rookie receivers in the NFL in yardage (964), receptions (65) and touchdowns (11) in 2010.

2011 season

In 2011, Williams took a step back as his receiving yards and touchdowns went down. He was still an effective starter as he caught 68 passes for 771 yards.[9]

2012 season

He finished the 2012 season with a career high in receiving yards with 996.[10]

2013 season

On July 24, 2013 it was reported that Williams had agreed to a new six-year, $40.25 million contract with the Buccaneers that would have kept him in Tampa Bay through the 2018 season.[11] On October 28, the Bucs announced that they had placed Williams on injured reserve, ending his season and leaving the Buccaneers without one of their starting wideouts the rest of the way. Williams battled a hamstring injury for several weeks and finished the season with 22 catches for 216 yards and two touchdowns.[12]

Buffalo Bills

2014 season

On April 4, 2014, Williams was traded to the Buffalo Bills, his hometown team, for a 6th-round draft pick, just one season after signing a contract extension with the Buccaneers.[13] On October 13, 2014, it was reported that Williams had asked the Bills for a trade.[14] Williams was placed on the waived/injured list on December 8, 2014. He went unclaimed during the waiver process, and was placed on the Bills injured reserve list the next day.[15] On December 22, 2014, Williams recovered from his calf injury and was released by the Bills.

Suspension

On September 8, 2015, it was announced that Williams would be suspended for the first six weeks of the 2015 season. He spent the entire 2015 season as a free agent.

Kansas City Chiefs

On April 25, 2016, Williams signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[16]

References

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