Marcus Williams (cornerback)

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Marcus Williams
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Williams with the Texans in 2014
No. 20, 22, 31, 40
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1991-03-24) March 24, 1991 (age 33)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Hopkins
(Minnetonka, Minnesota)
College: North Dakota State
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:118
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:2
Pass deflections:27
Interceptions:10
Player stats at PFR

Marcus Jeffrey Williams [1] (born March 24, 1991) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at North Dakota State University. He was also a member of the New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Chicago Bears.

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Early life

Williams stood out at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, MN in both basketball and football, and decided on playing football at NDSU [2] since he didn't receive a Big 10 offer for basketball.

College career

Williams set the NDSU school record with 21 career interceptions. Williams also set the FCS D1-AA record with career interception returns for touchdown with 7. He had 8 defensive touchdowns in total. [3]

Williams received Associated Press First-team All-American honors in 2011, 2012, and 2013, as well as Walter Camp FCS All American Team honors in 2011, 2012, & 2013. [3]

Professional career

Houston Texans

On May 16, 2014, Williams signed with the Houston Texans. On August 30, 2014, Williams was released by the Texans.

New York Jets

Williams was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad on September 26, 2014. [4] He was promoted to the active roster on October 28, 2014. [5] In his debut against the Kansas City Chiefs on November 2, 2014, he played for the majority of the game. He had a team-high seven tackles and one pass defensed, earning the praise of head coach Rex Ryan for his performance. [6] In 8 games of his rookie season in 2014, Williams made 37 tackles, an interception, and seven passes defended.

On October 4, 2015, he made a game clinching interception against the Miami Dolphins in a game in London. One month later, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he got two interceptions, a career-high, one of which clinched the game. On December 19, 2015, he made the game winning interception against the Dallas Cowboys, his third game winning interception of the season. Despite being a substitute cornerback, Williams would appear in 13 games making 21 tackles, six interceptions, 1.5 sacks, ten passes defended, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.

On March 9, 2017, the Jets placed a second-round tender on Williams. [7] On October 9, 2017, Williams was released by the Jets. [8]

Houston Texans (second stint)

On October 10, 2017, Williams was claimed off waivers by the Texans. [9] On October 30, 2017, he recorded his first interception of the season, picking off the Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson in the fourth quarter. [10] He finished his second stint with the Texans with twelve tackles and an interception in ten games.

Arizona Cardinals

On April 19, 2018, Williams signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals. [11] On May 21, 2018, Williams was released by the Cardinals. [12]

New Orleans Saints

On August 11, 2018, Williams signed with the New Orleans Saints. [13] He was released on September 1, 2018. [14]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On September 11, 2018, Williams signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [15] He was placed on injured reserve on October 13, 2018 with a hamstring injury. [16] He was released on October 22, 2018.

Chicago Bears

On December 12, 2018, Williams was signed by the Chicago Bears. [17]

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  2. ↑ Rand, Michael. "Marcus Williams Q&A". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "NDSU Bisons bio". GoBison.com. NDSU Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ Cosentino, Dom (September 24, 2014). "Jets promote CB LeQuan Lewis to 53-man roster, sign CB Marcus Williams to practice squad". NJ.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ Cimini, Rich (October 28, 2014). "Jets release LB A.J. Edds, sign cornerback". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ Knobler, Danny (November 4, 2014). "Meet Marcus Williams, the 'next man up' in Jets' depleted secondary". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ Lange, Randy (March 9, 2017). "Jets Give Johnson, Williams 2nd-Round Tenders". NewYorkJets.com.
  8. ↑ Williams, Charean (October 9, 2017). "Jets activate Jalin Marshall, waive Marcus Williams". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  9. ↑ "Transactions: Texans claim Marcus Williams". HoustonTexans.com. October 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (October 30, 2017). "Texans corner Marcus Williams delivers big interception". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  11. ↑ Urban, Darren (April 19, 2018). "Cardinals Sign CB Marcus Williams". AZCardinals.com.
  12. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (May 21, 2018). "Cardinals Release Cornerback Marcus Williams". AZCardinals.com.
  13. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 11, 2018). "Bucs Add CB Marcus Williams, Release G Adam Gettis". Buccaneers.com.
  16. ↑ Smith, Scott (October 13, 2018). "Bucs Bring Freddie Martino Back". Buccaneers.com.
  17. ↑ Mayer, Larry (December 12, 2018). "Roster Moves: Callahan to miss remainder of season". ChicagoBears.com.
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