Bryce Williams (American football) explained

Bryce Williams
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:24 February 1993
Birth Place:Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:258
High School:North Davidson
(Lexington, North Carolina)
Undraftedyear:2016
Pastteams:
Pfr:WillBr08

Bryce Williams (born February 2, 1993) is an American former professional football tight end. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He played college football at East Carolina after a brief tenure at Marshall.

College career

Marshall

Williams was an invited walk-on for the 2013 season and made the team at Marshall but was redshirted. At the end of the season he decided to transfer to ECU.[1]

East Carolina

Williams played three seasons for the ECU Pirates and recorded 96 catches for 1,040 yards and 13 touchdowns.[2] Williams was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Conference Second-team as a Junior in 2014 and the All-Conference First-team following his Senior season in 2015.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Williams signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.[3] He was waived by the Patriots on September 3, 2016.[4]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 5, 2016, Williams was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on January 3, 2017 after spending his entire rookie season on the practice squad.[6] On May 3, 2017, he was waived by the Rams.[7]

Seattle Seahawks

Williams signed with the Seattle Seahawks on May 11, 2017.[8] He was released on June 8, 2017.[9]

Carolina Panthers

On August 3, 2017, Williams was signed by the Carolina Panthers.[10] He was waived on September 1, 2017.[11]

Arizona Cardinals

On April 11, 2018, Williams signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[12] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[13]

Arizona Hotshots

Williams signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[14] He was waived on February 21, 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HERDZONE Bryce William . April 16, 2018.
  2. Web site: Cardinals sign free agent tight end Bryce Williams. ArizonaSports.com. April 11, 2018. April 12, 2018.
  3. Web site: Patriots sign eight of their nine 2016 Draft picks; Sign eight rookie free agents; Release Joey Iosefa. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202053341/http://www.patriots.com/news/2016/05/06/patriots-sign-eight-their-nine-2016-draft-picks-sign-eight-rookie-free-agents. dead. December 2, 2017. Patriots.com. May 6, 2016. April 17, 2018.
  4. Web site: Patriots reach the 53-man roster limit. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106155435/http://www.patriots.com/news/2016/09/03/patriots-reach-53-man-roster-limit. dead. November 6, 2017. Patriots.com. September 3, 2016. April 17, 2018.
  5. Web site: Rams Sign Three to Complete Practice Squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017202054/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Sign-Three-to-Complete-Practice-Squad/f5b36432-8d52-4ff1-a8ab-c779f937087f. dead. October 17, 2017. September 6, 2016. April 17, 2018. TheRams.com.
  6. Web site: Rams Sign Eight Players to Futures Contracts. https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230502/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Sign-Eight-Players-to-Futures-Contracts/8bca9e4e-5f47-437d-bc14-9afbfc3f2421. dead. June 18, 2018. TheRams.com. January 3, 2017. April 17, 2018.
  7. Web site: LA Rams Cut Four Players on Wednesday, Sign Former 49er. Bate, Brandon. TurfShowTimes.com. May 3, 2017. April 17, 2018.
  8. Web site: Seahawks sign tight end Bryce Williams, waive fullback Malcolm Johnson. SeattleTimes.com. May 11, 2017. April 12, 2018.
  9. Web site: Bryce Williams: Released by Seattle. CBSSports.com. June 8, 2017. April 12, 2018.
  10. Web site: Panthers sign Bryce Williams. https://web.archive.org/web/20171207131459/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-sign-Bryce-Williams/f40b5b19-ea1d-401b-b803-e1b068ec7b96. dead. December 7, 2017. Henson, Max. Panthers.com. August 3, 2017. April 17, 2018.
  11. Web site: Panthers reduce roster to 77. Strickland, Bryan. Panthers.com. September 1, 2017. April 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920201032/https://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-trim-roster-to-53/04544b8e-4a01-4568-9141-9ed61d2d4c51. September 20, 2017. dead.
  12. Web site: Cardinals sign free agent tight end Bryce Williams. ArizonaSports.com. April 11, 2018. July 21, 2018.
  13. Web site: Cardinals Make Cuts To Reach 53-Man Roster. Urban, Darren. AZCardinals.com. September 1, 2018.
  14. Web site: Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff . azcentral . December 17, 2018 . en.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Bryce Williams (American football)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.