Terrell Williams

Terrell Williams (born June 19, 1974) is an American football coach and former player with over twenty years of coaching at the collegiate and professional levels. He is currently the defensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).

Terrell Williams
Williams with the Tennessee Titans in 2018
Tennessee Titans
Position:Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1974-06-19) June 19, 1974
Los Angeles, California
Career information
College:East Carolina
Career history
As coach:

College career

Williams is originally from Los Angeles. He played nose guard at East Carolina and helped the Pirates to a Liberty Bowl victory over Stanford in 1995. He received a bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in history. From 1998 until 2011, Williams coached at the collegiate level at six different institutions - all as a defensive line coach. He started his career at Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College, followed by two years at North Carolina A&T, two years at Youngstown State, two years at Akron, four years at Purdue, and two years at Texas A&M.[1]

Professional career

During his college coaching tenure, Williams had three summer internships in the NFL. In the summer of 1999, he assisted the Jacksonville Jaguars with the defensive line. Williams had similar roles with the Seattle Seahawks in 2007 and with the Dallas Cowboys in 2008.[1]

Oakland Raiders

In 2012, Williams accepted his first full time position at the professional level when he joined head coach Dennis Allen as defensive line coach with the Oakland Raiders. In 2014, Williams' unit helped the defense rank eighth in the NFL in fewest rushing yards allowed per play and finished second in the NFL in tackles recorded at or behind the line of scrimmage.[2]

Miami Dolphins

In 2015, Williams joined the Miami Dolphins as defensive line coach under head coach Joe Philbin. He was to serve in the same role with the Florida Gators but left on the National Signing Day.[3] Williams continued his role with the Dolphins in 2016 and 2017 under head coach Adam Gase. In 2016, Williams helped the Dolphins to their most successful season in eight years, winning 10 games and earning their first playoff berth since 2008. Defensive linemen Cameron Wake and Ndamukong Suh flourished under Williams three-year stint with the Dolphins. Wake tallied 29 sacks, which was the eighth-highest total by a player in that period, while Ndamukong Suh totaled the eighth-highest number of sacks (15.5) among defensive tackles. Wake's nine forced fumbles tied for fifth in the NFL over the same span.[1]

Tennessee Titans

In 2018, Williams joined head coach Mike Vrabel with the Tennessee Titans. In his first year, the Titans defense ranked eighth overall (333.4 yards per game), third in points allowed (18.9 per game), 10th on third down (36.6 percent) and second in the red zone (44.7 touchdown percentage). In 2019, Williams helped the Titans to the AFC championship game.[1]

Family Life

Williams and his wife, Tifini, have two sons: Tahj and Tyson. Tyson passed away at the age of 4 in 2012 from a sudden and unexpected illness.[4]

References
  1. "Terrell Williams Biography". titansonline.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. Six Assistants Added to Raiders Coaching Staff, Raiders.com
  3. Report: Gators lose DL coach to NFL; Longhorns coach to replace him, NBC.com
  4. "NFL: Oakland Raiders assistant coach Terrell Williams' son dies". mercurynews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.


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