Maurice Williams | |
Number: | 74 |
Position: | Guard Offensive tackle |
Birth Date: | 26 January 1979 |
Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lbs: | 302 |
High School: | Pershing (Detroit) |
College: | Michigan |
Draftyear: | 2001 |
Draftround: | 2 |
Draftpick: | 43 |
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Highlights: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 105 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 100 |
Maurice Carlos Williams (born January 26, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a guard and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft.
Williams started every game as a senior at the University of Michigan after playing as a reserve for two years. He played in the Citrus Bowl and was an all-Big Ten Conference honorable mention as a senior in 2000.
Williams was drafted in second round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Jaguars.[2] In the 2007 season Williams started two games at left tackle, and eight games at right guard. For 2008, Williams was expected to start at right guard for the entire season, but he went down with an injury in the season opener and missed the rest of the year. On December 5, 2009, he was waived by the Jaguars.
Williams signed with the Denver Broncos on May 6, 2010. On June 4, the Broncos released Williams.[3]
He and his wife Reulonda are Founders of the Moe Williams Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization.