Cary Williams

Cary Eric Williams (born December 23, 1984) is a former American football cornerback.

In 2007, Against Missouri Southern, he had a 100-yard kickoff return that tied the school record for longest runback.

Williams was the only NCAA Division II player to be ranked in the top 10 in the nation in interceptions and kickoff return average in 2007.

Williams holds the distinction of being the only player in Washburn history to score on an interception, kickoff return and a reception in the same season.

He graduated with a sports management major.

During his Pro Day, Williams had a 330-pound squat, 245-pound bench press, a 242-pound power clean, and a 14/18 Wonderlic score.

He played college football at Washburn and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Williams has also played for the Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and Washington Redskins.

Williams is the son of Calvin and Trina Golson.

He played as a wide receiver and defensive back at Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Florida as a senior, after attending Coral Gables High School as a junior and Charles W. Flanagan High School as a freshman and sophomore.

In addition to football, Williams was also a star in track & field.

He was one of the state's top sprinters, with personal-best times of 48.81 seconds in the 400-meter dash and 14.09 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles.

Williams originally attended Fordham University, but after a year of limited playing time, transferred to Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.

Williams had seven interceptions as a senior, which rank second on Washburn's single-season list.

In his last season, he had two kickoff returns for touchdowns, which tied the Washburn season and career records.

Williams was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round (229th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

He became only the fifth Ichabod to be drafted in school history.

On August 30, 2008, Williams was waived by the Titans.

and re-signed to the team's practice squad.

The Titans promoted Williams to their active roster on December 9.

He was injured after a game and finished the 2008 NFL season on Injured Reserve.

Williams played in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game in 2009.

He had 2 tackles and knocked down a potential touchdown pass.

He was declared inactive for the first 2 games of the 2009 season, and was cut when the team signed punter Reggie Hodges.

He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 29.

The Titans signed Williams to the active roster on October 3 when quarterback Patrick Ramsey was released.

He was waived on November 3, to make room for Chris Davis.

He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 5.

He had recorded 12 tackles through only four games, which caught the attention of the Ravens.

Cary Williams was signed off the Titans practice squad by the Baltimore Ravens on November 24, 2009.

He was a special teams contributor that season and saw little time on defense.

He recorded eight tackles that year, mostly on special teams.

In 2010, Williams was suspended for the first two games of the season for conduct against the NFL's personnel conduct policy.

Very few details were disclosed on the specifics of Williams' actions.

Despite all this, Williams played well in preseason and earned a roster spot.

He had six tackles in 2010 as he saw more time in the secondary later that year.

In a game against the Miami Dolphins, Williams caught a pass on a fake punt from Sam Koch and ran it for a first down.

In 2011, after the departures of corners Josh Wilson and Fabian Washington, and with Williams again playing well in Training Camp and preseason, he earned his first NFL start alongside Lardarius Webb in a Week 1 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He had five tackles and contained Pittsburgh receiver Mike Wallace.

In a divisional playoff win against the Houston Texans, Williams tackled Texans returner Jacoby Jones.