Mike Williams is looking for a job. His next one may not be in football
The poster boy for Lions draft ineptitude during the Matt Millen era, Mike Williams, has likely burned his final NFL bridge today. BMW, the 10th overall pick of the 2005 draft, was cut by his 3rd team in 2 years, the Tennessee Titans.
As bad as Millen’s drafts have been over the last 7 years, and numerous draft busts to have come through Detroit, Mike Williams could be considered the worst of the lot. There were red flags everywhere about Williams, his weight and lack of speed being the 2 biggest. The Lions drafted him anyway.
Big Mike Williams back in happier days.
Days Detroit fans would prefer to forget…
Thanks to an ugly combination of an unearned sense of entitlement, a total lack of desire, leaving school much too early, missing a year of play, having not a hunger for football but a hunger for pizza, wanting to play at a weight more suitable for an offensive tackle than a wide out, and just plain being overrated, Williams’ career quickly flamed out. He has to be considered one of the biggest busts in Lions history. And they’ve had more than their fair share.
After the Lions gave up on Williams, the Oakland Raiders, normally a haven for rejects, could not get through to him. In what was likely his last NFL chance, neither could former Titans coordinator Norm Chow, who was Williams’ offensive coach at USC.
Williams “career,” such as it is, appears to be over at the ripe old age of 24. He can now buy all the pizza and Twinkies he wants with the $10.5 million the Lions forked over in guaranteed money.
By the way, that works out to $283,783.78 per catch.
Yikes.
August 3rd, 2008 at 9:31 amAnyone want to buy a Mile Williams jersey?
August 5th, 2008 at 10:16 amPossibly the worst $60 I ever spent.
Senk, you have my deepest sympathies.
I try to stick with the old school players. I’m perfectly happy with my 11 year old authentic Barry Sanders jersey. It cost an arm and a leg, but owning a Sanders jersey is like having one with Kaline, Yzerman or Thomas on the back, it’ll always be in style.
August 5th, 2008 at 12:18 pmI picked up a Calvin Johnson jersey last summer.
August 6th, 2008 at 9:55 pmHopefully this one will one day be in the same category as your Sanders.
what a dumb NIGR
September 18th, 2008 at 7:31 pm