Lorenzo Williams (American football)

Lorenzo Williams

No. --     Free Agent
Defensive Lineman
Personal information
Date of birth: October 23, 1984 (1984-10-23)
Place of birth: Midwest City, Oklahoma
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College: Missouri
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Baltimore Ravens (2008)* Montreal Alouettes (2008)* Carolina Panthers (2008–2009)* *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Unrestricted Free Agent
Career highlights and awards
First-team Freshman All-Big 12 (2004) Honorable mention All-Big 12 (2006) First-team All-Big 12 (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of 2008
Tackles	--
Sacks	--
Forced Fumbles	--
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at CFL.ca

Lorenzo Williams (October 23, 1984 in Midwest City, Oklahoma) is an American football Defensive Tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Missouri.

Williams has been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Montreal Alouettes and Carolina Panthers.

College career

As a redshirt freshman, Williams played in eleven games, making 21 tackles and 1 sack, with his best game coming against Kansas when he made 6 tackles. He also had 3 tackles against Troy, Oklahoma State and Baylor. After the season he was named to the First team Freshman All-Big 12.

Williams, as a sophomore he started in Missouri's twelve games. In his first year as a defensive tackle, Williams recorded 35 tackles, 5½ sacks and 9½ tackles for losses.

In his junior year, Williams, recorded 53 tackles, 10½ tackles for losses and 6 sacks. He also recovered 3 fumbles and forced 2 others.

As a senior , Williams was voted one of four team captains by his team members. Williams recorded 34 tackles, 12 1/2 tackles for a loss and 7 1/2 sacks. He also had 3 forced fumbles 3 recovered fumbles 4 blocked kicks 2 sacks were for safties and 1 touchdown. He Finished #4 in sacks in University of Missouri football history (behind Brian Smith, Justin Smith (49ers) and Aldon Smith (49ers) He was also #1 in the Big 12 in career sacks (20) in 2007. Now currently #2 behind Ndamukong Suh. He was also named First Team All-Big 12

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Williams was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens on April 29, 2008. He was released during the Ravens final cuts on August 30, 2008.

Montreal Alouettes

On September 20, 2008, Williams was signed to the practice squad of the Montreal Alouettes.

Carolina Panthers

Williams was signed to the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers on December 23, 2008. When his contract expired after the 2008 season he was re-signed to a future contract on January 14, 2009. He was waived on August 31.

Galactic Fun Zone

After his football career, Williams choose to become a small business owner. He opened Galactic Fun Zone, a college project, in August 2010. Galactic Fun Zone is a family entertainment center that includes Laser Tag Arcade and 8 lane Bowling Alley. Template:Www.thegalacticfunzone.com He was awarded as the SBA Small Business of the Year for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in 2010.

External links

• Carolina Panthers bio
• Missouri Tigers bio
• Montreal Alouettes bio