Timothy Williams (born November 12, 1993) is an American former professional

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in the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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. He was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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Early life

Williams attended

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. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to the

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to play

College career

Williams was a backup his first two years at Alabama in

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. He appeared in 19 games, recording eight

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and 1.5 sacks. As a junior in 2015, Williams appeared in all 15 games and had 19 tackles and 10.5 sacks. He considered entering the

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, but decided to return for his senior year.

Professional career

Pre-draft

He received an invitation to the

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, along with teammates

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, Cole Mazza,

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, and Ryan Anderson. Unfortunately, Williams had to pull out of the Senior Bowl due to an elbow injury. Williams received an invitation to the

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as a top

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prospect and completed the majority of combine drills, but was unable to perform the

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due to his elbow injury. On March 8, 2017, Williams participated at Alabama's

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, along with teammates

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, O.J. Howard, Ryan Anderson, Dalvin Tomlinson, Cole Mazza,

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, ArDarius Stewart, and 18 others. Team representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended, including head coaches

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), and

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general manager

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. Williams opted to stand on his combine performance and only ran positional drills.

Baltimore Ravens

The

selected Williams in the third round (78th overall) of the

. On May 5, 2017, the Ravens signed Williams to a four-year, $3.25 million contract with a signing bonus of $856,680. He competed with

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, Albert McClellan, Matthew Judon, Tyus Bowser,

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, and

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throughout training camp for the starting

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job left by the departure of

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during

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. Head coach

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named Williams the third

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on the Ravens' depth chart behind Suggs and Smith. He was unable to play in the Ravens' season -opening victory over the

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due to an unspecified illness. On September 17, 2017, Williams made his professional regular season debut against the

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and made the first tackle of his career in the Ravens' 24–10 victory. He missed five games (Weeks 6–9) due to a thigh injury. Williams returned during the Ravens' Week 11 contest at the

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and recorded two combined tackles in their 23–0 victory. On October 1, 2019, Williams was released by the Ravens.

Green Bay Packers

On October 2, 2019, Williams was claimed off waivers by the Packers. He was waived on November 5, 2019. Two days later, he was signed to the

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. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 21, 2020. Williams was waived on September 5, 2020.

Seattle Seahawks

On September 30, 2020, Williams was signed to the

practice squad. He was released on October 13, 2020.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On January 15, 2021, it was announced that Williams had signed with the

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. Williams tore his Achilles in July 2021. Williams was released February 21, 2022 without seeing any game action.

BC Lions

On April 7, 2022, Williams signed with the

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. On November 22, 2022, he was transferred to the suspended list.

NFL career statistics

Personal life

On September 29, 2016, Williams was arrested by Alabama's campus police for a misdemeanor charge of carrying a

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without a permit. University of Alabama Police Department's report showed that his arrest took place at 1 am in William's vehicle.

References

External links

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Saskatchewan Roughriders bioAlabama Crimson Tide bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Tim 1993 births Living people Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana American football linebackers Alabama Crimson Tide football players Baltimore Ravens players Green Bay Packers players Louisiana State University Laboratory School alumni Seattle Seahawks players Saskatchewan Roughriders players BC Lions players Canadian football defensive linemen Players of Canadian football from Louisiana