Tobias Williams is a former American football

American football

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 defensive lineman in the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was drafted by the New York Jets

New York Jets

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 in the 10th round of the 1983 NFL Draft

1983 NFL Draft

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. He played six seasons, as a defensive end and defensive tackle, all with the Patriots.

The 1987 season was interrupted by a labor dispute. Soon after the strike began, the Patriots coaching staff accused Williams of throwing a beer bottle at replacement players

Strikebreaker

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 during a confrontation at a union picket line. Williams missed training camp the next summer; the Patriots retained his rights but they gave him permission to negotiate with other teams. He signed with the Patriots just before the season began. He retired from pro football after that 1988 season

1988 New England Patriots season

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.

Since the mid-1990s, he has been an assistant coach at several high schools in suburban Boston, as well as at Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater State College

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, Dean College

Dean College

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 and the University of Buffalo.

He played college football

College football

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 at Nebraska

Nebraska Cornhuskers football

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. His daughter Candace Williams is currently a star college basketball player with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats.

External links

• New England Patriots bio