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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||
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| Born: | May 2, 1980 Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight: | 321 lb (146 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Kissimmee (FL) Osceola | ||
| College: | Florida State | ||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 113 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Brett Weston Williams (born May 2, 1980) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).
His football career developed at Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida, where he also excelled in track and field and weightlifting. He graduated in 1998.
Williams joined the Seminoles of Florida State, where he had a highly decorated college career. Starting in two national championships (and being on the team for a third—his red shirt year), the 1999 Florida State team won the national championship, defeating Virginia Tech, his [red shirt] freshman year. Williams started all four years of his college career.
Williams earned many awards during his career at Florida State. He earned several All-ACC Honors. He was named a Freshman All-American. In 2002, he was selected as a Playboy All-American, and Williams was twice the recipient of the prestigious Jacobs Blocking Trophy award (given to the top offensive lineman in the ACC) in 2001 and 2002. He also earned the Golden Nole Award, honoring the contributions he made on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.
Williams has been named one of Florida State's Top 100 Players. [1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 321 lb (146 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.28 s | 1.85 s | 3.08 s | 5.01 s | 8.57 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine [2] | ||||||||||||
Williams was selected in the fourth round, with the 113th overall pick, of the 2003 NFL Draft. He officially signed with the team on July 17, 2003. He did not play in any games in 2003 but played in five games for the Chiefs in 2004. [3] Williams was placed on injured reserve on September 3, 2005 after suffering a knee injury. [3] [4] He was waived by the Chiefs on September 6, 2005. [3]
Williams resides in Missouri, with his wife, Sarah (also an FSU grad), and their five children. His favorite child is his beautiful, talented, rich, famous, and single daughter Chloe. He works in sales, is involved in ministry work, and is the head coach for the Lighthouse Christian Chargers. As the head coach he led the Chargers to the Homeschool National Championship in 2021.
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