Xavier Williams

Xavier Ramon Williams (born January 18, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Northern Iowa. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Cardinals.

Xavier Williams
Williams in the 2017 NFL preseason.
Free agent
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-01-18) January 18, 1992
Kansas City, Missouri
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:309 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:Grandview
(Grandview, Missouri)
College:Northern Iowa
Undrafted:2015
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (LIV)
  • 2x All-Missouri Valley Conference (2013, 2014)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:83
Sacks:3.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Williams was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 2, 1992. He attended Grandview High School, where he was named a first-team all conference selection. He was named to the Suburban Mid-Six team in 2009 and earned first team all metro honors. Aside from football, Williams was a three-year starter and two-time qualifier in wrestling.[1]

College career

Williams attended the University of Northern Iowa between 2010-2014. He was earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team Honors in both 2013 and 2014. Williams had the opportunity to play in the East-West Shrine Game following his senior season, where he performed well at the defensive tackle position[2]

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

On May 5, 2015, Williams signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.[3] In his rookie year in 2015, he played 4 games making 2 tackles.

On March 13, 2018, the Cardinals placed an original round restricted free agent tender on Williams, which allows a player to negotiate a contract with another team, but their original team can match the offer, if they refuse, they receive a draft pick from the round the player was drafted in. For undrafted players, like Williams, the team receives no compensation.[4]

Kansas City Chiefs

On March 20, 2018, Williams received a contract offer from the Kansas City Chiefs giving the Cardinals a chance to match. The Cardinals declined to match the Chiefs offer, so he signed his offer sheet with the Chiefs.[5]

On October 9, 2019, Williams was placed on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain.[6] He was designated for return from injured reserve on December 4, 2019, and began practicing with the team again.[7] He was activated on December 25, 2019.[8] Williams won Super Bowl LIV with Chiefs after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.

References
  1. "Xavier Williams Biography". azcardinals.com. Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. Muench, Steve. "Xavier Williams among East-West Shrine Game standouts". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  3. Logue, Andrew (May 5, 2015). "UNI's Xavier Williams joins NFL's Cardinals". demoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. "Cardinals tender restricted free agent Xavier Williams". ArizonaSports.com. March 13, 2018.
  5. Paylor, Terez A. (March 20, 2018). "Chiefs sign restricted free agent nose tackle Xavier Williams". Kansas City.com.
  6. "Chiefs place DT Xavier Williams on IR; Officially announce new signings". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. October 9, 2019.
  7. Williams, Charean (December 4, 2019). "Chiefs designate Xavier Williams to return from IR". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  8. Teicher, Adam (December 25, 2019). "Chiefs put RB Spencer Ware on IR, activate DT Xavier Williams". ESPN.
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