Kyle Williams (American football player, 1983)
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Position (s): Defensive tackle |
Jersey number (s): 95 |
| born June 10, 1983 in Ruston , Louisiana | |
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| Active : 2006 - 2018 | |
| NFL Draft : 2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 134 | |
| College : LSU | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Tackles | 610 |
| Sacks | 48.5 |
| Forced fumbles | 4th |
| Interceptions | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Kyle Derrick Williams (* 10. June 1983 in Ruston , Louisiana ), not to be confused with the same wide receiver , is a former American American football poker players on the position of the defensive tackles . He played for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL).
college
Williams, who already showed athletic talent in high school and also did athletics in addition to football and basketball , had offers from various universities, but decided on Louisiana State University (LSU) and played college football with great success for their team, the Tigers , where he put 176 tackles in 46 games and scored 16.5 sacks . He was not only able to win the national title with his team, but was also repeatedly appointed to various selection teams.
NFL
In the 2006 NFL Draft , he was selected in the 5th round as the 134th player of the Buffalo Bills . He was able to establish himself immediately and played in all 16 games in his rookie season, eleven of them even as a starter . In the following seasons he became an integral part of the defense of the Bills, where he was preferred as a nose tackle from 2009 to 2012 . In 2011 he signed a six-year contract worth 39 million US dollars , and since the same year he has also been a team captain of the defense. In 2011 he was only able to play 5 games due to an ankle injury and only 6 games in 2015 due to a knee injury. Williams has been called up to the Pro Bowl six times .
On December 28, 2018, he announced that he would end his career after the 2018 season.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ detailed Spieler.Bio (pdf) on the Bills homepage, accessed on January 29, 2017
- ↑ Report on buffalorumblings.com, accessed on January 29, 2017
- ↑ Bill's DT Kyle Williams Set To Retire. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .
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| SURNAME | Williams, Kyle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Kyle Derrick (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ruston , Louisiana , United States |