Mario Williams
Mario Williams | |
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Position (s): Defensive End |
Jersey numbers: 90, 94 |
born January 31, 1985 in Richlands , North Carolina | |
Career information | |
Active : 2006 - 2016 | |
NFL Draft : 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st | |
College : NC State | |
Teams | |
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Career statistics | |
Tackles | 399 |
Sacks | 97.5 |
Forced fumbles | 16 |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Mario Jerrel Williams (* 31 January 1985 in Richlands , North Carolina ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the defensive ends . In the 2006 NFL Draft he was selected by the Houston Texans as the overall first , for whom he played in the National Football League (NFL) until 2011 . He then played for the Buffalo Bills from 2012 to 2015 . He was most recently under contract with the Miami Dolphins in 2016 . He was elected to the Pro Bowl four times .
NFL
Houston Texans
Coming from North Carolina State University , Williams was selected 1st in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans . He is 1.98 m tall and weighed 134 kg.
His first sack of the season he could against the quarterback of the Miami Dolphins , Daunte Culpepper , achieve. Three weeks later there was another sack against Byron Leftwich and he captured a fumble . His 2006 season stats were 45 tackles and 4.5 sacks.
Buffalo Bills
Williams moved to the Buffalo Bills for the 2012 season , where he signed a six-year contract as the highest-paid defense player in NFL history. He was released from the Bills on March 1, 2016.
Miami Dolphins
On March 9, 2016 Williams signed a two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins over 17 million US dollars .
After the 2016 season , Williams was released from the Dolphins to the Free Agency after just a year on the team after scoring just 1.5 sacks.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bills' full-court press lands Mario Williams with six-year deal on nfl.com. March 15, 2012, accessed February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Kevin Patra: Mario Williams released by Bills after four seasons on nfl.com. March 1, 2016, accessed February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Mario Williams agrees to 2-year, $ 17M deal with Dolphins on espn.com. March 8, 2016, accessed February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Marc Sessler: Dolphins release defensive end Mario Williams on nfl.com. February 16, 2017, accessed February 8, 2020.
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SURNAME | Williams, Mario |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Mario Jerrel (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Richlands , North Carolina , United States |