Tramon Williams
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Houma, Louisiana, U.S. | March 16, 1983||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Assumption (Napoleonville, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
College: | Louisiana Tech (2002–2005) | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2006 | ||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Tramon Vernell Williams Sr. (born March 16, 1983) is an American former professional
Early years
Williams played football, basketball and ran track at Assumption High School in Napoleonville, Louisiana, but was overlooked by college football recruiters who instead scouted his teammate and friend Brandon Jacobs. In basketball, he was a four-year letter winner, winning another district title on the hardwood. In his only year of track, he finished second in the state in the long jump, second in the triple jump and third in the high jump.
After graduating in 2001, Williams attended Louisiana Tech University. Originally intending to study electrical engineering, he earned Bachelor's degrees in sociology and computer science. He had joined the Bulldogs football team as a walk-on in his freshman year. He became a starting cornerback by his junior season.[1]
College statistics
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | ||||||||||||
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Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
Cmb | Solo | Ast | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
2003 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 12 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 11 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 33 | 91 | 51 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: LATechSports.com |
Professional career
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
194 lb (88 kg) |
4.57 s | 4.20 s | 6.95 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
13 reps | |||||
All values from Louisiana Tech's Pro Day[2][3] |
Houston Texans
On May 1, 2006, the Houston Texans signed Williams to a three-year, $1.09 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $10,000.[4][5]
Throughout training camp, Williams competed for a roster spot as a backup cornerback and special teams player against Kevin Garrett, Von Hutchins, Derrick Johnson, and Earthwind Moreland.[6] On September 5, 2006, the Houston Texans released Williams.[7][8][9]
Green Bay Packers
On November 29, 2006, the Green Bay Packers signed Williams to their practice squad. He spent the remainder of the 2006 season on their practice squad.[10]
2007
During training camp, Williams competed for a job as a backup cornerback against Jarrett Bush, Patrick Dendy, Frank Walker, Will Blackmon, and Antonio Malone.[11] Head coach Mike McCarthy named Williams the sixth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Al Harris, Charles Woodson, Jarrett Bush, Frank Walker, and Will Blackmon. Special teams coordinator Mike Stock also selected Williams to be the secondary kick returner and the fourth-string punt returner.[12]
He made his professional regular season debut in the
The Green Bay Packers finished first in the
2008
Williams competed against Jarrett Bush and Will Blackmon throughout training camp to be the third cornerback on the depth chart. Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders named Williams the third cornerback on the depth chart to start the 2008 regular season, behind veterans Al Harris and Charles Woodson.[19]
In Week 4, Williams earned his first start of the season after Al Harris sustained a spleen injury the previous week.
2009
Williams entered training camp slated as the third cornerback on the Packers' depth chart.[23] Defensive coordinator Dom Capers retained him as the third cornerback, behind Woodson and Harris, to start the regular season.[24]
He appeared in the
The Green Bay Packers finished second in their division with an 11–5 record. On January 10, 2010, Williams started his first career playoff game and made six combined tackles during a 51–45 loss at the
2010
On June 16, 2010, the Green Bay Packers signed Williams to a one-year, $3.04 million restricted free agent tender.[5][30] Head coach Mike McCarthy named Williams the starting cornerback to start the regular season, along with Charles Woodson.[31] The job was left vacant after Al Harris was placed on the PUP list for the first six games before being released midseason.[32] Special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum also named him the second punt returner on the depth chart behind Will Blackmon.
In Week 3, Williams recorded seven solo tackles and a sack in a 20–17 loss at the
The
2011
Head coach Mike McCarthy retained Williams and Woodson as the starting cornerback duo to start the 2011 regular season. He was inactive for the Packers' Week 2 victory at the
2012
Defensive coordinator Dom Capers retained Williams as a starting cornerback to start the regular season, along with
2013
Williams and Shields remained the starting cornerbacks in 2013, ahead of
2014
On September 14, 2014, Williams made six combined tackles, two pass deflections, and an interception during a 31–24 victory against the
Cleveland Browns
2015
Williams became an unrestricted free agent after the 2014 season and received interest from multiple teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, and New Orleans Saints.[41] The Green Bay Packers offered Williams a two-year, $8 million contract.[42]
On March 16, 2015, the Cleveland Browns signed Williams to a three-year, $21 million contract that includes $10 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.5 million.[43][5][44]
Throughout training camp, he competed against Justin Gilbert for a job as a starting cornerback.[45] Head coach Mike Pettine named Williams the starting cornerback to start the regular season, opposite Joe Haden.[46]
On November 1, 2015, Williams recorded a season-high nine combined tackles and a pass deflection during a 34–20 loss to the
2016
On January 4, 2016, the Cleveland Browns fired head coach Mike Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer after they finished with a 3–13 record.[49] Throughout training camp, Williams competed to retain the job as a starting cornerback against Jamar Taylor. Head coach Hue Jackson named Williams the third cornerback on the depth chart to start the regular season, behind Joe Haden and Jamar Taylor, and the first-team nickelback. It marked the first time he was relegated being a backup in seven seasons.[50][51]
On September 18, 2016, Williams recorded a season-high seven combined tackles during a 25–20 loss to the
Arizona Cardinals
On July 30, 2017, the Arizona Cardinals signed Williams to a one-year, $2 million contract.[55][56]
Throughout training camp, he competed for a job as a starting cornerback against Justin Bethel and Brandon Williams. Head coach Bruce Arians named him the third cornerback on the depth chart to start the 2017 regular season, behind Patrick Peterson and Justin Bethel.[57]
Williams was inactive as a healthy scratch for three consecutive games (Weeks 3–5).
Green Bay Packers (second stint)
On March 22, 2018, the Green Bay Packers signed Williams to a two-year, $10 million contract that includes $4.75 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $3.25 million.[61][5] During the season, Williams switched to free safety. Williams started seven games, and totaled 39 tackles, one tackle for a loss, one quarterback hit, two interceptions, eight passes defensed, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.[62]
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens signed Williams on November 10, 2020, due to recurring cornerback injuries on the team.[63] Williams played in 7 games for the Ravens, and totaled 15 tackles, two quarterback hits, and one pass defensed.[62] He was waived on January 18, 2021.[64]
Green Bay Packers (third stint)
On January 21, 2021, the Green Bay Packers signed Williams to their practice squad.[65] He was elevated to the active roster on January 23 for the NFC Championship Game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[66] Williams did not play in the NFC Championship.[67] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on February 1, 2021.[68]
Williams announced his retirement on March 16, 2021, his 38th birthday.[69]
Personal life
Williams is married to Shantrell Moore and has two children, Tramon Jr. and Trinity.[70]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | |||
2007 | GB | 16 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2008 | GB | 16 | 9 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |
2009 | GB | 16 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 1.0 | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 67 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | GB | 16 | 16 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 1.0 | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 64 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | |
2011 | GB | 15 | 15 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 0.0 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 43T | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | |
2012 | GB | 16 | 16 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | GB | 16 | 16 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 2.5 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |
2014 | GB | 16 | 16 | 65 | 55 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | |
2015 | CLE | 15 | 15 | 68 | 54 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | CLE | 12 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
2017 | ARI | 13 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
2018 | GB | 16 | 16 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
2019 | GB | 16 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0.0 | 2 | −4 | −2.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
2020 | BAL | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 205 | 153 | 667 | 551 | 126 | 4.5 | 34 | 433 | 12.7 | 67 | 1 | 153 | 6 | 13 | ||
Source: NFL.com |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | |||
2007 | GB | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
2009 | GB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | GB | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
2011 | GB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | GB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | GB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | GB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | GB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 |
BAL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 0.0 | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 70 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | ||
Source: pro-football-reference.com |
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