Julius Williams (born July 19, 1986) is an American former professional

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. He last played for the Las Vegas Outlaws of the

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(AFL). He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2009. He played college football at

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. Williams has also been a member of the

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Professional career

Williams signed with the

in the spring of 2009 and was one of only two

s to make the opening day roster. As a rookie, he was active for 11 games and started one contest at

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. He was released by Jacksonville at the final cut down in 2010 and joined

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of the UFL for the final weeks of that league's inaugural season. Williams signed with the

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on April 1, 2011. He began the season on the 1-game injured list with a dislocated elbow. He was activated for Game 4 and in 15 games (15 starts) had 20 defensive tackles, 5 quarterback sacks and a tackle for a loss. Julius also started the Western Semi-Final (1 defensive tackle and a quarterback sack) and the Western Final (1 defensive tackle). On May 15, 2014, Williams was assigned to the

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of the

(AFL). On June 2, 2014, Williams was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. On December 22, 2014, Williams was selected by the Las Vegas Outlaws with the 4th pick of the 2014 Expansion Draft. On May 8, 2015, Williams retired from professional football.

References

External links

Edmonton Eskimos bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Julius 1986 births Living people American football defensive ends UConn Huskies football players Edmonton Elks players Hartford Colonials players Jacksonville Jaguars players Players of American football from Decatur, Georgia University of Connecticut alumni BC Lions players San Jose SaberCats players Las Vegas Outlaws (arena football) players Philadelphia Soul players