Mike Williams (wide Receiver) biography
Date of birth : 1984-01-04
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Tampa, Florida
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-12-06
Credited as : Football player NFL, wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player
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Williams has also played for the Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans.
Signed by Seattle on April 16, 2010, as an unrestricted free agent.
NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
* Originally selected by Detroit in the first round (10th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Traded to Oakland on April 28, 2007, along with Josh McCown, in exchange for a 2007 fourth- round pick. Released by the Raiders on October 30, 2007, before signing with Tennessee on November 22, 2007.
* Recorded career-high six receptions for 84 yards vs. Atlanta (11/24/05).
* Registered career-best 95 receiving yards at Cleveland (10/23/05).
* Made NFL debut vs. Green Bay (9/11/05) and caught one pass for 3 yards and first-career touchdown.
COLLEGE:
Finished college career with 176 receptions for 2,579 yards, 30 touchdowns and a 14.7 yard per-catch average. 2003 first-team All-American (AP, ESPN.com, Football Writers,
SI.com, among others). Also finalist for the Biletnikoff Award (nation’s top receiver), fin- ished eighth in HeismanTrophy voting, All-Pac- 10 first team and CBS.Sportsline.com National Player of the Year. In final season as a sopho- more, started all 13 games, recording 95 recep- tions for 1,314 yards (13.8 avg) and 16 touch- downs - most by aTrojan since 1981.
PERSONAL:
Attended Plant High School in Tampa Florida. Had 38 catches for 789 yards (20.8 avg.) with 12 touchdowns as a senior. 2001 honors included Tom Lemming All- American, Super Prep All-Dixie, Prep Star All- Southeast Region, St. Petersburg Times All- Suncoast second team and Tampa Tribune All- Hillsborough County first team as a senior wide receiver at Plant High inTampa (Fla.). As a jun- ior in 2000, made the All-State Class 4A second team while catching 35 passes for 803 yards (22.9 avg.) with 12 scores. Had 28 catches for 631 yards (22.5 avg.) as a 1999 sophomore. Also played basketball averaging 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists as a senior.
