DeShawn Williams
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| Born: | December 29, 1992 Central, South Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | D. W. Daniel (Central, South Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2017 | |||||||||
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DeShawn Shamaine Williams (born December 29, 1992)[1] is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Clemson.
Professional career
Cincinnati Bengals
Williams signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015.[2] He was released by the Bengals on September 5, 2015 during final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He spent his entire rookie season on the practice squad.[3][4] He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Bengals on January 6, 2016.[5]
He was released by the Bengals on November 26, 2016 but was re-signed two days later.[6][7]
On September 2, 2017, Williams was waived by the Bengals and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9]
Denver Broncos
On January 17, 2018, Williams signed a reserve/future contract with the Denver Broncos.[10] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was released on September 11, 2018.[13]
References
- ^ DeShawn Williams . "DeShawn Williams, DT for the Cincinnati Bengals at". Nfl.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Marcum, Jason; Toback, Rebecca (May 8, 2015). "Bengals announce undrafted free agents signed". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ Toback, Rebecca (September 5, 2015). "Bengals roster cuts: Bengals 53-man roster 2015". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ Kirkendall, Josh (September 6, 2015). "Cincinnati Bengals 2015 practice squad announced". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ "After passing on Saints, DeShawn Williams bets on Bengals". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ^ Marcum, Jason (November 26, 2016). "Bengals activate Cedric Peerman, sign Tyler Ott; Derron Smith ruled out vs Ravens". CincyJungle.com.
- ^ Toback, Rebecca (November 28, 2016). "Bengals place cornerback Chykie Brown on Injured Reserve". CincyJungle.com.
- ^ Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com.
- ^ Hobson, Geoff (September 3, 2017). "Elliott, DeShawn Williams return on practice squad". Bengals.com.
- ^ "Broncos sign three players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com. January 17, 2018.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 1, 2018). "Broncos trim roster to 53 players". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 2, 2018). "Broncos sign nine players to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ "Broncos sign S Shamarko Thomas to active roster, Niles Scott to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. September 11, 2018.