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Kevin Williams (defensive tackle)

Kevin Williams

Kevin Williams in 2007.
Free agent
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: August 16, 1980 (age 34)
Place of birth: Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Fordyce (AR)
College: Oklahoma State
NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Debuted in 2003 for the Minnesota Vikings
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2003–2013) Seattle Seahawks (2014)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
6× Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,2010) 5× First-Team All-Pro (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008,2009) NFC Champion (2014) NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Career NFL statistics as of 2014
Tackles 493 Quarterback sacks 63.0 Interceptions 5 Forced fumbles 7 Stats at NFL.com

Kevin Williams (born August 16, 1980) is an American football defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Oklahoma State University. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikingsninth overall in the 2003 NFL Draft.

College career

Williams attended Oklahoma State University, where he was a mainstay on the Oklahoma State Cowboys football team's defensive front, starting 42 games during his career. He recorded 160 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, and 18.5 sacks during his career and was an integral part of a team that improved from 3-8 with 1 win in the conference in 2000 to an 8-5 overall record with a 5-3 conference mark in 2002. The Cowboys' Houston Bowl appearance in 2002 was only the second time in 14 years that OSU made it to a bowl game.

Professional career

2003 NFL Draft

After an outstanding performance during the Senior Bowl, Williams went from a marginal first round choice to a possible top 12 pick for the 2003 NFL Draft in most scouts' estimation.^[1] However, he was considered a “classic one-year wonder” and compared to Gerard Warren by Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated.^[2] Others considered Williams "a more natural end" and suggested a move to the edge in the NFL.^[3] The Vikings were actually slotted as the 7th team for the 1st round of the draft, but when their 15 minutes on the clock expired, two other teams rushed in and made selections (Jacksonville took Byron Leftwich and Carolina selected Jordan Gross) before Minnesota finally got to choose Williams.

Pre-draft measureables
Ht	Wt	40-yard dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20 ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6-4⅞ *	304 lb *	4.81 *	1.68 *	2.79 *	5.04 *	7.66 *	30 in. *	9'04" *	23 *	X
(* represents NFL Combine)

Minnesota Vikings

In 2003, Williams was one of the top impact rookie defenders in team history and led the Vikings with 10.5 sacks, the 2nd-most sacks by a Vikings rookie behind Keith Millard's 11.0 in 1985. He was a consensus All-Rookie team honoree having started opening 12 games of the season at left defensive end and moved inside to start at nose tackle for the final 4 games. He set the Vikings rookie record with 3.0 sacks in season finale at Arizona on December 28. Williams was named NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month when he had 18 tackles, 5.0 sacks, a forced fumble and an interception in the 4-game stretch and joined Carl Eller (1964) and Al Noga (1988) as the only rookie defensive ends in team history to start the season opener when he debuted in the lineup at Green Bay September 7 and also joined defensive end Lance Johnstone as players with 10.0+ sacks, the first time in Vikings history since 1993 when Chris Doleman and John Randle accomplished the feat.

Williams compiled 11.5 sacks in 2004, 4 in 2005, and 5 in 2006.

On December 23, 2006, the Minnesota Vikings signed him to a new 7-year contract extension that could reach $50 million with incentives, the contract also included $16 million in guaranteed money.

In 2007, during the NFL Kickoff game, Williams intercepted Atlanta Falcons quarterback Joey Harrington and ran 54 yards for a touchdown in the 1st quarter. This was the Vikings' first TD for the 2007 season. In week 14 of the same season, Williams intercepted San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trent Dilfer and returned the pick for a touchdown in the 1st quarter. It was the first touchdown of the game and William's second interception touchdown of the season.

On December 2, 2008, he received a four-game suspension for use of a diuretic, which can be used a masking agent for steroid use. It is believed that the diuretic was found in a weight-loss supplement that he had been taking. Williams, along with Pat Williams, appealed the suspension to a Minnesota federal court; the judge ruled against the NFL's decision and allowed all suspended players, including Williams, to play until a further review of the case. The case review had been ongoing through the entire 2009 and 2010 NFL seasons, but in 2011, he was suspended for only 2 games under the rules of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. In his eleven-year NFL career, all with Minnesota, Williams has started every game at defensive tackle.

Seattle Seahawks

On June 12, 2014, Williams signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks in excess of $2 million. ^[4][5][6] He would play all 16 games for the Seahawks that season, recording 30 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 pass deflections, and 6 tackles for loss on the #1 defense in points allowed in the league. ^[7] Williams played in his first career Super Bowl inSuper Bowl XLIX. In the Super Bowl, Williams recorded 3 tackles. Despite his efforts, the New England Patriots won 28-24.

NFL stats

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	FR YDS	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG	TD	PD
2003	MIN	16	51	36	15	10.5	1	1	0	1	3	3	3	0	4
2004	MIN	16	70	52	18	11.5	2	3	0	1	7	7	7	0	8
2005	MIN	14	42	30	12	4.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
2006	MIN	16	36	28	8	5.0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
2007	MIN	16	38	30	8	3.0	1	1	0	2	72	36	54	2	6
2008	MIN	16	60	45	15	8.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
2009	MIN	16	30	22	8	6.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
2010	MIN	16	39	27	12	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
2011	MIN	14	38	25	13	5.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2012	MIN	16	30	19	11	2.0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
2013	MIN	15	29	17	12	3.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
2014	SEA	16	35	22	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Career		187	498	353	145	63.0	8	13	0	5	82	16	54	2	68

^[8]

Key

• GP: games played
• COMB: combined tackles
• TOTAL: total tackles
• AST: assisted tackles
• SACK: sacks
• FF: forced fumbles
• FR: fumble recoveries
• FR YDS: fumble return yards
• INT: interceptions
• IR YDS: interception return yards
• AVG IR: average interception return
• LNG: longest interception return
• TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
• PD: passes defensed

Personal

Williams married in June 2005 to Tasha, who ended her collegiate basketball career in 2006 as a senior at Louisiana Tech and helped the Lady Techsters to the NCAA Tournament, earning all-conference honors. Kevin majored in general studies and earned his degree in the spring of 2003 from Oklahoma State.^[9]