Early years

Williams was born in Miami, Florida. He attended American High School in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and played for the American Patriots high school football team.

College career

Williams received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, where he played for coach Jimmy Johnson and coach Dennis Erickson's Miami Hurricanes football teams from 1988 to 1991. He was a member of the Hurricanes' national championship teams in 1989 and 1991, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1991.

Professional career

First stint with Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Williams in the first round of the 1992 NFL Draft, with the 28th pick overall, and he played for the Bengals from 1992 to 1995. During his first four seasons with the team he started 60 of 64 games in which he played, recording 402 tackles, nine interceptions, and 6.5 quarterback sacks.

Seattle Seahawks

Williams joined the Seattle Seahawks in 1996. In his second year with the team he made the Pro Bowl after recording 96 tackles and eight interceptions. Overall he played four years for the Seahawks from 1996 to 1999 starting 60 of 61 games, recording 348 tackles and 20 interceptions. He was released by the Seahawks after the 1999 season.

Second stint with Bengals

Williams re-signed with the Bengals before the 2000 season. He spent the next two years with the Bengals starting 17 of 31 games, recording 126 tackles, two interceptions, and 3.5 sacks.

After the 2001 season Williams retired after 10 years in the NFL. He finished his career starting 137 of 156 games, and recorded 876 tackles, 31 interceptions, and 9.5 sacks.

NFL stats

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
1992	CIN	16	0	0	0	2.0	0	1	0	4	65	16	30	0	0
1993	CIN	16	124	95	29	2.0	1	2	0	2	126	63	97	1	11
1994	CIN	16	99	85	14	1.0	2	2	0	2	45	23	33	0	8
1995	CIN	16	101	78	23	1.0	0	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	9
1996	SEA	16	80	67	13	0.0	0	1	0	5	148	30	79	1	11
1997	SEA	16	92	67	25	0.0	1	1	0	8	172	22	44	1	13
1998	SEA	16	96	68	28	0.0	3	3	0	3	41	14	28	0	11
1999	SEA	13	80	63	17	0.0	0	1	0	4	41	10	21	0	12
2000	CIN	16	98	77	21	0.0	3	0	0	1	36	36	36	1	4
2001	CIN	15	28	21	7	3.5	1	1	0	1	16	16	16	0	2
Career		156	798	621	177	9.5	11	15	0	31	691	22	97	4	81

Key

• GP: games played
• COMB: combined tackles
• TOTAL: total tackles
• AST: assisted tackles
• SACK: sacks
• FF: forced fumbles
• FR: fumble recoveries
• FR YDS: fumble return yards
• INT: interceptions
• IR YDS: interception return yards
• AVG IR: average interception return
• LNG: longest interception return
• TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
• PD: passes defensed

[ Source: Wikipedia ]