Antwione Williams
{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Antwione Williams
| image = Williams Visits Selfridge ANGB (cropped).png
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| caption = Williams with the Detroit Lions in 2016
| current_team =
| number = 52, 56, 49, 55
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|05|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 240
| high_school = Lovejoy (Hampton, Georgia)
| college = Georgia Southern
| draftyear = 2016
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 169
| pastteams =
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- DC Defenders ({{XFL Year|2020}})
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| statleague = NFL
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| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 27
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 1
| pfr = W/WillAn01
}}
Leander Antwione Williams (born May 26, 1993) is an American former professional football linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Southern. He was selected by the Lions in the fifth round (169th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.
Early life
Williams attended Lovejoy High School where he was a two-tme All-Regional selection. He was named All-county and All-South Crescent in 2009 and 2010. For his career, he recorded 63 tackles (14 solo), eight tackles-for-loss, three sacks, four interceptions, eight passes defensed, two blocked kicks and one touchdown.{{cite web |url=https://gseagles.com/sports/football/roster/antwione-williams/1461 |title=Antwione Williams - Football |website=Georgia Southern University Athletics |access-date=September 19, 2016}}
College career
Williams then attended Georgia Southern University where he majored in psychology.
As a freshman in 2011, he appeared in 11 games, starting three at linebacker. He finished the season with 25 tackles and one tackle-for-loss. In 2012 as a sophomore, he appeared in 14 games, starting six. He recorded 32 tackles (17 solo) and three passes defensed. He then missed the 2013 with an injury and was given a medical redshirt. In 2014, he returned as a redshirt junior and started all 12 games. He finished second on the team with 65 tackles (44 solo), eight tackles-for-loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and four passes defensed. For the season, he was named an All-Sun Belt Conference honorable mention. He also was named to the Dean's list in the spring and was a member of the Eagle Honor Roll for the spring as well. As a redshirt senior in 2015, he started all 13 games. He recorded 107 tackles (48 solo), 10.5 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, four forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries and three passes defensed. After the season, he was named an All-Sun Belt honorable mention selection.
=Statistics=
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| rowspan=2 | Year | rowspan=2 | Team | rowspan=2 | GP/GS | colspan=4 | Tackles | | Sacks | colspan=2 | Pass defense | colspan=2 | Fumbles | rowspan=2 | Safeties | rowspan=2 | TDs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | No | Int | PD | FF | FR | ||||
| 2011 | Georgia Southern
| 11 / 3 || -- || -- || 25 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Georgia Southern
| 14 / 6 || 17 || 15 || 32 || -- || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Georgia Southern
| 0 / 0 || -- || -- || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Georgia Southern
| 12 / 12 || 44 || 19 || 65 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Georgia Southern
| 13 / 13 || 48 || 59 || 107 || 10.5 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Career | 50 / 34 | -- | -- | 229 | 19.5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3
| weight = 240
| dash = 4.80
| ten split = 1.70
| twenty split = 2.89
| shuttle = 4.58
| cone drill = 7.03
| vertical = 35
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| bench = 23
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| note = All values from Georgia Southern pro day.{{cite web |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=1001712&draftyear=2016&genpos=OLB |title=Antwione Williams {{!}} Georgia Southern, OLB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile |website=NFL Draft News |access-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001085813/http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=1001712&draftyear=2016&genpos=OLB |archive-date=October 1, 2015}}
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Williams was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round (169th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2016 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On May 6, he signed his four-year rookie contract.{{cite news |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/05/05/detroit-lions-2016-draft-signings/83992988/ |title=Detroit Lions sign three more draft picks to 4-year deals |last=Birkett |first=Dave |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |date=May 6, 2016 |access-date=September 19, 2016}} He played 14 games for the Lions in 2016, recording 17 solo tackles, 27 total tackles, and one QB hit on the season. On September 2, 2017, Williams was waived by the Lions.{{cite web|title=Lions establish 53-man roster|url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-establish-53-man-roster/afd5f964-b8d1-4f20-8b0b-055acb8905ac|website=DetroitLions.com|date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903005052/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-establish-53-man-roster/afd5f964-b8d1-4f20-8b0b-055acb8905ac|archive-date=September 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}
On September 13, 2017, Williams was signed to the practice squad of the Minnesota Vikings.{{cite web|title=Vikings Sign Former Lions LB Antwione Williams to Practice Squad|url=http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Sign-Former-Lions-LB-Antwione-Williams-to-Practice-Squad/8ed42568-9767-4fcd-af92-339c92a9e9b9?sf113784538=1|website=Vikings.com|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914004014/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Sign-Former-Lions-LB-Antwione-Williams-to-Practice-Squad/8ed42568-9767-4fcd-af92-339c92a9e9b9?sf113784538=1|archive-date=September 14, 2017|url-status=dead}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 22, 2018.{{cite web|title=Vikings Sign 6 to Reserve/Future Contracts|url=http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Sign-6-to-ReserveFuture-Contracts/494b80de-fcf4-4a7c-96a0-fbabf6cd4ade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331001755/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Sign-6-to-ReserveFuture-Contracts/494b80de-fcf4-4a7c-96a0-fbabf6cd4ade|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 31, 2018|website=Vikings.com|date=January 22, 2018}} On August 31, 2018, Williams was waived by the Vikings.{{cite web|title=Vikings Release 14 Players|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-release-14-players|website=Vikings.com|date=August 31, 2018}}
On September 3, 2018, Williams was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad, but was released two days later.{{cite web|title=Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-set-53-man-roster|website=Seahawks.com|date=September 1, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Seahawks re-sign Branden Jackson, release Antwione Williams|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/Article/Branden-Jackson-re-sign-Antwione-Williams-released-121466299/|website=247sports.com|date=September 5, 2018}}
On December 19, 2018, Williams was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.{{cite web|title=Panthers place Graham Gano on injured reserve|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-place-graham-gano-on-injured-reserve|website=Panthers.com|date=December 19, 2018}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 31, 2018.{{cite web|title=Panthers sign 13 players to future contracts|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-sign-13-players-to-future-contracts|website=Panthers.com|date=December 31, 2018}} He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.{{cite news |last=Henson |first=Max |title=Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-announce-first-wave-of-2019-roster-cuts-artis-payne-corn-elder |website=Panthers.com |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019}}
Williams was signed by the DC Defenders of the XFL during mini-camp in December 2019. He was waived on February 29, 2020.{{cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |website=XFL.com |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316152142/https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |archive-date=March 16, 2020}}
Personal life
In August 2020, Williams began attending Atlanta's John Marshall Law School and graduated in May 2023 with a Juris Doctor degree.
On November 14, 2024, Williams was charged with felonies of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding police, along with several lesser misdemeanor charges, in connection with the January 6 riots at the US Capitol.{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Wendling |title=Former NFL player charged in Jan 6 Capitol riot |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3demk493zmo |work=BBC News |access-date=November 14, 2024 |date=November 14, 2024}} On January 20, 2025, he was among those pardoned by President Trump for their actions in the January 6 attack.{{cite news |title=45 Michiganians benefit from Trump's reversal of Jan. 6 punishments, prosecution |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/20/trump-issues-pardons-for-participants-in-jan-6-riot-at-the-u-s-capitol/77842157007/ |work=The Detroit News |access-date=February 28, 2025 |date=January 21, 2025}}{{cite news |title=Trump Pardons Dozens of Michiganders From Crimes Related to Jan. 6 Riot |url=https://www.wjr.com/2025/01/21/trump-pardons-dozens-of-michiganders-from-crimes-related-to-jan-6-riot/ |work=WJR |access-date=February 28, 2025 |date=January 21, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.antwionewilliams.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428072456/http://www.antwionewilliams.com/ |date=April 28, 2017 }}
- [http://www.gseagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=985 Georgia Southern bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160919152033/http://www.detroitlions.com/team/roster/antwione-williams/bbe3c990-8fd8-4ae4-8e29-e45d22b0f36f/ Detroit Lions bio]
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