Seth Williams (defensive back)

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Seth Williams
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1986-10-24) October 24, 1986 (age 37)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Cape Fear (NC)
College: Richmond
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Tackles:118
Interceptions:2
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:17
Interceptions:0
Sacks:0.5
Pass breakups:1
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at CFL.ca (archive) ·  ArenaFan.com

Seth Williams (born October 24, 1986) is a former American football defensive back. Williams played college football at the University of Richmond. The Richmond Spiders won the NCAA Division I FCS championship in 2008. He has been a member of the New York Giants, Ottawa Redblacks, Montreal Alouettes, New Orleans VooDoo and Tampa Bay Storm.

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Professional career

New York Giants

Williams was signed by the New York Giants on April 26, 2010. He was waived by the Giants on September 4, 2010 and signed to their practice squad on September 5. [1] Williams was released by the New York Giants on September 9, 2010. [2]

Montreal Alouettes

Williams signed with the Montreal Alouettes on January 20, 2011. [3] He recorded 98 tackles from 2011 to 2012. He was signed to a two-year deal by the Alouettes on February 14, 2013. [4] He was the Alouettes Most Outstanding Rookie in 2011. [5]

He was released by the Alouettes on June 21, 2013. [6]

Williams missed the entire 2013 season while recovering form an ankle injury. [7] [8]

Ottawa Redblacks

Williams was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks on March 4, 2014. [9] He was released by the Redblacks on August 18, 2014. [10]

New Orleans VooDoo

William was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League (AFL) on March 6, 2015. [11] He became a free agent after the 2015 season.

Tampa Bay Storm

On March 1, 2016, Williams was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm. [12] On April 7, 2016, Williams was placed on reassignment. [13] On May 4, 2016, Williams was assigned to the Storm again. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Steppin' to the A.M." espn.go.com. September 9, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
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  4. ↑ "ALOUETTES RE-SIGN WILLIAMS, DIEDRICK AND HOPKINS". montrealalouettes.com. February 14, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
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  9. ↑ "Hill, Williams among three inked by REDBLACKS". cfl.ca. March 4, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Paris Jackson among 3 players released by Redblacks". cbc.ca. August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Storm Continues To Build Defensive Backfield". arenafan.com. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
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