Brett Williams (American football)
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Brett Weston Williams is a former American football
offensive tackle in the National Football League
. Drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft, Williams played two full seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. Going into his third season, he suffered a career-ending injury.
His football career developed at Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida, where he also excelled in Track & Field and Weightlifting. Following graduation in 1998, he joined the Seminoles of Florida State, where he had an impressive college career. Starting in two National Championships (and being on the team for a third—his red shirt year), the 1999 Florida State team won the National Championship, defeating Virginia Tech.
Williams earned many awards during his career at Florida State. In 2002, he was selected as a Playboy All-American, and Williams was the recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy Award twice (given to the top offensive lineman in the ACC) in 2001 and 2002.
His younger brother, Blake Williams, also played football for Florida State University.
Brett Williams currently works with youth and college students in the non-profit sector. He resides in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife, Sarah, and their three children.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
offensive tackle in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft, Williams played two full seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. Going into his third season, he suffered a career-ending injury.
His football career developed at Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida, where he also excelled in Track & Field and Weightlifting. Following graduation in 1998, he joined the Seminoles of Florida State, where he had an impressive college career. Starting in two National Championships (and being on the team for a third—his red shirt year), the 1999 Florida State team won the National Championship, defeating Virginia Tech.
Williams earned many awards during his career at Florida State. In 2002, he was selected as a Playboy All-American, and Williams was the recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy Award twice (given to the top offensive lineman in the ACC) in 2001 and 2002.
His younger brother, Blake Williams, also played football for Florida State University.
Brett Williams currently works with youth and college students in the non-profit sector. He resides in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife, Sarah, and their three children.