Chad Williams (wide receiver)
_(cropped).jpg) Williams at Luke Air Force Base in 2018 | |||||||||||
| No. 80 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | October 19, 1994 Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Madison Prep (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | ||||||||||
| College: | Grambling State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 3 / pick: 98 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Reserve/Future | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2020 | |||||||||||
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Chad Williams (born October 19, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Grambling State. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round (98th overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft.[1] He had also played for Indianapolis Colts.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
207 lb (94 kg) |
4.43 s | 1.57 s | 2.54 s | 4.21 s | 7.06 s | 35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
21 reps | |||
| All values from Grambling State’s Pro Day.[2] | ||||||||||||
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals selected Williams in the third round (98th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Williams was the 12th wide receiver drafted in 2017.[3]
On May 18, 2017, the Arizona Cardinals signed Williams to a four-year, $3.17 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $706,288.[4]
2017 season
On September 17, 2017, in Week 2, Williams had his first career reception, a 15-yard pass from quarterback Carson Palmer, in the 16–13 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts.[5]
2018 season
In Week 4 of the 2018 season, Williams scored his first professional touchdown on a 22-yard reception from Josh Rosen in the 20–17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.[6] He finished the season with 17 receptions for 171 yards and one touchdown.
On August 31, 2019, Williams was waived by the Cardinals.[7]
Indianapolis Colts
On September 2, 2019, Williams was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019.[9]
Williams was waived with an injury designated by the Colts on August 24, 2020,[10] and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.[11] He was waived with an injury settlement on September 2, 2020.[12]
Kansas City Chiefs
Williams was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad on September 30, 2020.[13] He was released on November 19, 2020,[14] and re-signed to the practice squad on December 18.[15] He was released on December 22. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 14, 2021.
References
- ^ "Chaos at Grambling helped push NFL draft sleeper Chad Williams".
- ^ "Chad Williams, DS #26 WR, Grambling State". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ Odegard, Kyle (April 28, 2017). "Cardinals Grab Wideout Chad Williams In Third". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Chad Williams contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts - September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "FINAL SCORE: 52-yard FG gives Seahawks 20-17 win". USA Today. September 30, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ Odegard, Kyle (August 31, 2019). "After Cuts, Cardinals Arrive At Initial Roster". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2019). "Colts Address Quarterback Depth By Signing Veteran Brian Hoyer; Add Four To Practice Squad". Colts.com.
- ^ "Colts Place WR Chester Rogers On IR; Elevate WR Chad Williams To Active Roster". Colts.com. December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Colts Activate TE Andrew Vollert From Exempt List; WR Chad Williams Waived-Injured". Colts.com. August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Colts' Chad Williams: Reverts to IR". CBSSports.com. August 25, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Chad Williams: Released off IR". CBSSports.com. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Chiefs to sign WR Chad Williams to practice squad". USAToday.com.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (November 19, 2020). "Chiefs release WR Chad Williams to make room for CB DeAndre Baker on practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (December 18, 2020). "Chiefs re-sign WR Chad Williams to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.