Eddie Williams (American football)

Eddie Williams (born August 22, 1987) is a former American football fullback. He is also the lead pastor at Bay City Church in San Francisco. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Idaho.

Eddie Williams
No. 40, 43, 44
Position:Fullback/Running back
Personal information
Born: (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987
San Mateo, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:San Mateo (CA) Aragon
College:Idaho
NFL Draft:2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 221
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:2
Rushing yards:2
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:17
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

He was also a member of the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks.

College career

Williams was a first-team All-WAC selection in 2008, and a SI.com honorable mention All-American. Williams is Idaho's 1-A all-time Tight-ends single-season receptions leader with 54. He also attended the NFL Scouting Combine in February 2009.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Williams was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft.[1] He was waived by the Redskins on September 5, 2009. He was then signed to the practice squad. Williams was activated to the Redskins' 53-man roster on November 2.

After the 2009 season, Williams was released by the team on March 4, 2010.

Chicago Bears

On March 10, 2010, Williams was signed by the Chicago Bears. He was waived on September 4, but signed to the Bears' practice squad the next day.

Williams was waived on September 2, 2011 before the start of the 2011 season.

Cleveland Browns

Williams was signed to the practice squad of the Cleveland Browns on September 7, 2011.

Seattle Seahawks

Williams was signed off the Browns' practice squad by the Seattle Seahawks on September 13. He started 6 games.

Second Stint with Browns

Williams was re-signed to the Browns' on November 8, 2011. He was promoted to the active roster on December 16 and started the remaining 3 games of the 2011 season.

On August 14, 2012, Williams was waived-injured by the team.[2] After not being claimed off waivers, he was put on the team's injured reserve list. Eddie competed in the 2013 season, playing in 16 games and starting 6.

Speaking career

Williams speaks for business and organizations.

Ministry career

Williams is currently the lead pastor of Bay City Church. [3]

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References
  1. "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. "Browns awarded Ronnie Cameron". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  3. http://baycity.church/
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