Rodney Williams (punter) explained

Rodney C. Williams
Number:2, 12
Position:Punter
Birth Date:25 April 1977
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:210
High School:Southwest DeKalb
(Decatur, Georgia)
College:Georgia Tech
Draftyear:1999
Draftround:7
Draftpick:252
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • Longest punt in New York Giants history (90)
  • Longest punt in NFL History by a rookie (90)
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (1997, 1998)
Statlabel1:Punts
Statvalue1:91
Statlabel2:Punt yards
Statvalue2:3,905
Statlabel3:Punting average
Statvalue3:42.9
Pfr:WillRo23

Rodney Colin Williams (born April 25, 1977) is an American former gridiron football punter.

College career

Williams, who played from 1995 to 1998, left Georgia Tech as the school's career leader in punting average at 41.1 yards a kick. His single-season average of 45.64 yards per punt in 1997 set a school record that stood until Pressley Harvin III broke it in 2020 with an average of 48.0 yards per punt. That same season, he had a school record 553 punting yards against Florida State. In November 2011, Williams was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Williams was drafted out of Georgia Tech by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft.[1] Williams played 2 seasons in NFL Europe where he was a Special Teams Captain for the 2000 World Bowl Champions, Rhine Fire. In 2001 landing a job with the New York Giants. At the time, Williams was the only African-American punter in the NFL, and was just the fourth in the league's history. Williams set a team record with a 90-yard punt on Monday Night Football on September 10, 2001 in Denver against the Broncos, a record that stands to date.[2] Williams officially retired from the NFL in 2007.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-28 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: PRO FOOTBALL; Williams Out, Allen In, as Giant Punter. Olney. Buster. August 29, 2002. The New York Times. 5. December 27, 2012.