Charlie Williams (American football)

Charlie U. Williams (born February 2, 1972) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Bowling Green State University.

Early years

Williams attended Henry Ford High School, where he played wide receiver and cornerback. In a game he had as a junior, he registered 8 receptions, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

In his last two years he received All-city and All-public school league honors. He finished his high school career with 25 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

College career

Williams accepted a football scholarship from

As a junior, he was a reserve wide receiver, until the last 2 games of the season when he was moved to nickelback. He posted 14 receptions for 192 yards, 12 tackles and 4 blocked kicks.

In his last year, although he lined up in multiple positions, he was also named the starter at

In 1999, he had 8 starts at cornerback over Kevin Mathis, registering 64 tackles, 11 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. In 2000, he played in 11 games, missing the first five while recovering from knee surgery.^[7] He was not re-signed after the season.

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