Demorrio Dwain Williams (born July 6, 1980) is a former

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. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the

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. He played college football at

Kilgore College Kilgore College (KC) is a public community college in Kilgore, Texas. It has an annual enrollment in excess of 5,000 students and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate deg ...

for two years, then played at

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. He has also played for the

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and the San Diego Chargers.

College career

Williams was born in

Beckville, Texas Beckville is a city in Panola County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 722 at the 2020 census. History Named after early settler Matthew W. Beck who arrived sometime around 1850. A local post office opened in 1857, and by 1885 the ...

. After

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, he signed with rural

Cisco Junior College Cisco College is a community college in Cisco, Texas located in Eastland County between Fort Worth and Abilene, where Highways 183, 206, and 6 intersect Interstate 20. The main campus is outside of Cisco, and the Abilene Educational Center i ...

, but soon left the school. Following a year of oil field work, he decided to walk-on to

located in the town of

Kilgore, Texas Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. Over three-fourths of the city limits is located in Gregg County, the remainder in Rusk County. The population was 12,975 at the 2010 census and 13,376 ...

. It was here that Kilgore

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Jimmy Rieves decided to change him from a

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to a linebacker, and he excelled there. Williams helped lead Kilgore to an undefeated season in 2001, and a #2 national ranking. Prior to entering the NFL, Williams played for the

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, where he completed his degree in sociology.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Williams started all 16 of the Falcons' regular-season games of the 2005 NFL season, recording 132

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, and ranking second on his team for that statistic. He had a career-high 15 tackles in a December 12, 2005 game against the

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Kansas City Chiefs

On March 1, 2008, Williams signed a five-year contract with the

. After 4 seasons with Chiefs, Williams was released on March 6, 2012.

San Diego Chargers

Williams signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on March 8, 2012.

References

External links

Official WebsiteKansas City Chiefs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Demorrio 1980 births Living people People from Panola County, Texas Players of American football from Texas American football linebackers Kilgore Rangers football players Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Atlanta Falcons players Kansas City Chiefs players San Diego Chargers players