Williams is a massive-sized offensive lineman who has experience playing tackle and guard in the NFL.A five-year NFL veteran, Williams spent four seasons in Buffalo (2002-05), playing in 51 games with 47 starts. He also had a stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006.
How Acquired: Signed with the Redskins on April 24, 2009 as an unrestricted free agent
NFL Acquisition: Drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the fourth overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft.
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Played in 51 games with 47 starts during four seasons with the Buffalo Bills
Was selected by Buffalo with the fourth overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft and was the first offensive lineman selected
Was Buffalo’s highest pick since Bruce Smith (No. 1 overall, 1985)
2008
Out of football
2007
Out of football
2006 (JAC)
Spent training camp and preseason with the Jacksonville Jaguars before being placed on injured reserve (8/29) with a back injury
2005 (BUF)
Played in nine games with five starts
Opened the season as the starting right tackle against Houston (9/11) and at Tampa Bay (9/18)
Was inactive for six games, including the last four games of the regular season
Started at right tackle vs. New York Jets (10/16) and at Oakland (10/23)
Started at left guard against Kansas City (11/13) and Carolina (11/27)
2004 (BUF)
Started a career-high 15 games
Played a major role on an offensive line that helped Willis McGahee rush for a career-high 1,128 yards and 13 touchdowns
McGahee finished with seven 100-yard rushing games
The offensive line allowed only 38 quarterback sacks, the fewest sacks allowed in five years
Against Arizona (10/31) the offensive line did not allow a sack of QB Drew Bledsoe for the first time since 9/14/03
Left game in third quarter against the New York Jets (11/7) with a neck injury
Was inactive with a knee injury against Cleveland (12/12)
2003 (BUF)
Started all 13 games that he played
Missed three games with injuries: vs. Houston (11/16), vs. Miami (12/21) and at New England (12/27)
Member of an offensive line that guided RB Travis Henry to 1,356 yards rushing
Saw action as a defensive tackle in a goal line situation to preserve a shutout against New England (9/7)
Provided solid protection as Drew Bledsoe threw for 328 yards in a win at Jacksonville (9/14)
Started at right tackle and played a major role in season-high 203 rushing yards against the New York Jets (12/7)
2002 (BUF)
Stepped in as the Bills’ starting right tackle from the beginning of training camp and started all 14 games that he played
Missed two games with injury: at Miami (10/20) and vs. Detroit (10/27)
Helped QB Drew Bledsoe set 10 team passing records and RB Travis Henry rush for the fifth-highest singles season total in team history (1,438 yards)
Helped protect Bledsoe as he attempted 53 passes and threw for 400-plus yards against Oakland (10/6)
Allowed only two quarterback sacks in 28 career college starts
Moved into the starting lineup at right tackle in the second part of his sophomore season
Started every game as a senior at right tackle, protecting the blindside of left-handed quarterback Chris Simms
Earned first-team All-America honors as a senior from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Football News and second-team honors from the Associated Press and The Sporting News
Was first-team All-Big 12 Conference
Paved the way for the school’s seventh consecutive 1,000-yard rusher
As a junior, the offense averaged 38.6 points per game (8th in NCAA), 439.0 yards per game (14th in NCAA) and a school-record 293.5 passing yards per game (14th in NCAA)
Played in every game with four starts as a sophomore, including the Cotton Bowl
Attended The Colony High in Texas where he played lineman on both offense and defense
Named Districts Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a senior and second-team Texas 5A All-State
Recorded 67 tackles and six sacks as a defensive tackle as a senior
