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  Mike Williams (wide Receiver)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Mike Williams (born January 4, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football wide receiver.
Williams declared for the 2004 NFL Draft, but he was declined by a federal judge.
Williams played split end (SE) wide receiver during most of his games for the USC Trojans.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Mike_Williams_(wide_receiver)   (338 words)

  
 NFL.com - Prospect Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Williams had five 100-yard receiving games, including a stretch of four in a row, the most by a Trojan since Keyshawn Johnson had 12 in a row in 1994 and 1995.
In 2003, Williams was a consensus All-America first-team selection, becoming the team's first All-America wide receiver since Keyshawn Johnson in 1995 and the first USC sophomore honoree since Tony Boselli in 1992.
Williams gained over 100 yards in seven contests, one short of the USC single-season record of eight by Johnson in 1994.
www.nfl.com /draft/profiles/2005/williams_mike   (839 words)

  
 Mike Williams - 2005 NFL Draft Prospects
Williams did hold a workout for NFL scouts last year, and by most accounts, it was very impressive.
Williams gets off the line easy, as he has excellent use of his hands, and the strength allows him to toss aside the corner before he can be neutralized.
Mike is going to be a major force in the red zone from his first snap in an NFL game.
www.footballsfuture.com /2005/prospects/mike_williams.html   (516 words)

  
 Rivals.com - USC receiver Mike Williams denied eligibility
After a lengthy period of debate and official application, USC wide receiver Mike Williams’ attempt to be reinstated to college football was denied by the NCAA this afternoon.
Having already hired an agent, the Trojans wide receiver was in violation of the NCAA’s regulations regarding professional affiliation, and he became ineligible to return to football.
Williams began practicing with the Trojans on Aug. 4 and was allowed to participate in the team’s preseason activities.
www.rivals.com /content.asp?CID=324687   (329 words)

  
 KFFL - Article - Mike Williams, WR, NFL Draft Prospect
Shortly after this announcement, Mike Williams, the much celebrated sophomore wide receiver from the University of Southern California hired an agent and decided he would "go pro" as well, declaring himself eligible for the 2004 NFL Draft.
Williams not only has the hands to run the short routes, but also has deceptive speed to get separation for the deep routes, the toughness to go across the middle to make catches in traffic, and the quickness to turn nothing into something when positive yards are needed.
Williams was projected to be one of the top-three wide receivers taken in the 2004 draft.
www.kffl.com /article.php/23890/160   (1023 words)

  
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Mike Williams is 6-4 1 / 2, 229 pounds and had an official time of 4.58 seconds for the 40-yard dash in his personal workout.
Mike Williams was at home in Tampa and said he was excited to join Rogers and Roy Williams.
Williams and Clarett were out of high school for two years when they sued the NFL to be included in the 2004 draft.
www.wzzm13.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=39081   (865 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Mike Williams signs with agent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Williams, expected to be a first-round draft pick next April, will be represented by Tony Fleming and Mitch Frankel of Impact Sports Management.
Williams caught 95 passes for 1,314 yards and a school-record 16 touchdowns as a sophomore last season to help the Trojans (12-1) win the national championship.
After the appeals court ruling, Williams severed ties with his agent and began the process of applying to the NCAA for reinstatement.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/2004-10-12-williams-agent_x.htm   (396 words)

  
 Mike Williams (wide receiver) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Micheal "Mike" Williams (born January 4, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football wide receiver.
Mike Williams admits to being fined often in 2005 but said it was far less than recently reported.
Williams played split end (SE) wide receiver during most of his games for the USC Trojans; he wore the jersey number 1.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Williams_(wide_receiver)   (677 words)

  
 Player Bio: Mike Williams :: Football
He was 16th nationally in receiving yards (97.3, fifth in Pac-10) and 20th in receptions (6.2, third in Pac-10).
He had 5 100-yard receiving games in 2002 (including a stretch of 4 in a row-the most at USC since Keyshawn Johnson had 12 in a row in 1994 and 1995).
Perhaps his value can best be summed up with one play that the Trojans run regularly, in which the quarterback drops back, fires a line drive laterally to Williams at his wide receiver spot, and Williams proceeds to deke, dodge, fake, fool, squeeze by and knock over anyone in his path.
usctrojans.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_mike00.html   (2484 words)

  
 Bengalszone - Mike Williams declares for draft.
Friday's declaration that Mike Williams, wide receiver from the University of Southern California has given a new complexion to the 2004 NFL Draft.
Williams will be the first wide receiver taken in the 2004 draft.
Williams has never been the headache or spoil' sport that Clarett has become, nor has he had off the field problems or character issues.
www.bengalszone.com /article.php?sid=102   (480 words)

  
 NFL Draft: Mike Williams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Williams was a two-time loser in 2004, first in his attempt to become eligible for the draft a year earlier than NFL rules allow, then in an effort to play his junior season at Southern California.
Williams was projected as a first-round draft pick, but an appeals court overturned the earlier ruling and upheld the NFL's right to bar players who had been out of high school less than three years.
After the appeals court ruling, Williams severed ties with his agent and began the process of applying to the NCAA for reinstatement: returning to USC, taking summer classes and seeking to have his academic eligibility restored.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05110/491517.stm   (733 words)

  
 Mike Williams Back To School? | NEWS | NFLPLAYERS.COM
Williams and Clarett are barred from returning to college football under NCAA eligibility rules, having entered the draft and signed with agents.
NFL officials have said they will keep Williams out of the league along with Clarett if they're legally able to do so because they warned Williams before he entered the draft that they would attempt to overturn Scheindlin's decision and would rule Williams ineligible if they were able to reverse the decision.
Williams filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York before the draft seeking an injunction to be included but withdrew it just before the draft.
www.nflplayers.com /news/news_release.aspx?id=2196   (525 words)

  
 Mike Williams (offensive lineman) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael D. Williams (born January 11, 1980 in Dallas, Texas) is a tackle in the National Football League, currently playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Williams is widely considered a poor draft pick and is considered the biggest bust of GM Tom Donahoe's tenure.
Due to continued woes on the Bills' offensive line, Williams was moved by the coaching staff to left guard in order to assess his talents on the inside of the line.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Williams_(football_player)   (239 words)

  
 The Lions Fanatics - Your Online Guide to the Detroit Lions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
I thought to myself as the clock showed 14:00 on the clock for the Lions and ESPN showed that Mike Williams was still available, I thought to myself, imagine trying to cover those three wide receivers.
Mike Williams was ranked as the top player in the draft according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper, and the Lions stole him with the 10th pick in the draft.
As the picks went on in the first five through ten, the ESPN commentators constantly brought up Mike Williams and how he was a steal in the draft, the best pure talent in the draft.
www.thelionsfanatics.com /insider_news_154.html   (383 words)

  
 Fantasy Football News, Games & Leagues at Fanball - Fanball.com
Rather, the Lions are high on rookie wide receiver Shaun Bodiford, who took some reps with the first-team offense during practice on Wednesday, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Williams was taken fourth overall in the draft by the Bills in 2002, but never lived up to his promise in Buffalo.
Lions wide receiver Mike Williams was listed as a third-team receiver on the team's first depth chart of the season, according to the Detroit Free Press.
www.fanball.com /fb/playerNewsBreakers.cfm?pid=3391   (1191 words)

  
 Mike Williams files for NCAA reinstatement : Fanblogs College Football Blog
Williams cut ties with his agent, signed a request for a Progress Toward Degree Waiver from the NCAA, and is documenting all money and benefits received in his time as a professional to USC's compliance officials.
mike williams actually might do him self better justice by just goin ahead and sittin out the year and go through workouts,and then if he goes pro and show them all what they have been missing, prime time cuz that is exactly what mike williams is primetime.
Second, your reference to Mike's supposed failure to pay "attention to High School Civics courses" and his alleged "lack of an elementary understanding of the way the judicial branch of our government operates" clearly misses the point in Mike Williams' case.
www.fanblogs.com /pac10/004331.php   (1613 words)

  
 Wide Receiver Mike Williams Decides To Leave USC Early And Apply For NFL Draft :: All-American will bypass his final ...
Wide Receiver Mike Williams Decides To Leave USC Early And Apply For NFL Draft :: All-American will bypass his final two years at Troy.
All-American wide receiver Mike Williams is leaving USC early to apply for the NFL draft.
All-American wide receiver Mike Williams has decided to leave USC following his sophomore year and apply for entry into next month's NFL draft, Trojan head coach Pete Carroll announced today.
usctrojans.ocsn.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/022504aab.html   (580 words)

  
 Star or a stretch?
McCurdy's family took Williams in as a teen, long after he and his sisters were taken from their mother's custody to be raised by family members.
Williams also was mercurial at best with the media, ranging from snappy answers to simple refusals to talk when he wasn't in the mood.
And Williams' decision to apply for entry into the NFL draft last year was seen as the ultimate display of impulsive behavior.
www.ocregister.com /ocr/2005/04/22/sections/sports/sports/article_491615.php   (1256 words)

  
 Receiver Mike Williams hires agent - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Mike Williams, the wide receiver who was stopped from playing for Southern Cal after courts blocked him from the NFL Draft, has hired an agent.
Williams, expected to be a first-round pick in the 2005 draft, hired an agent in February and declared for the 2004 NFL Draft after a federal judge ruled that current draft eligibility rules violated antitrust law.
Williams left his agent and re-enrolled at school this summer, hoping the NCAA would reinstate him.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_261206.html   (166 words)

  
 FOX Sports - NFL - Detroit Lions Team News
Mike Martz says he wouldn't use McCown to run a route over the middle, but that he could go deep in obvious passing situations.
Williams was the No. 10 overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Williams is on pace for 88 catches, 1,438 yards and eight scores.
msn.foxsports.com /nfl/teamFantasyNews?statsId=8   (1873 words)

  
 Southern California Trojans, Mike Williams, NCAA Football - CBS SportsLine.com
LOS ANGELES -- Wide receiver Mike Williams is enrolled at Southern California for summer school, but there's no word from the NCAA on whether he will be allowed to play college football next season.
Williams, who was kept out of the NFL Draft by the courts, starts school next week, school spokesman Tim Tessalone said Thursday.
Williams said the classes were more important than football.
cbs.sportsline.com /collegefootball/story/7446983   (406 words)

  
 USC Wide Receiver Mike Williams To Leave School Early To Go To NFL :: All-American decides to leave USC following his ...
Mike had a terrific two years with us and we're anxious to watch him in the NFL.
Said Williams, who is in Florida: "I believe this is the right time for me to go to the NFL.
In his 2-year career, Williams had 176 receptions for 2,579 yards and a USC record 30 touchdowns.
www.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/stories/022504aah.html   (572 words)

  
 USC's Williams drawing double looks
Williams has been getting full-court coverage this spring as teams scramble to answer all the questions regarding his inactivity last season after being declared ineligible for the draft because he had completed only two seasons, and then denied a return to USC.
Williams ran the 40-yard dash in 4.58 and 4.59 seconds at his private workout last month in Tampa.
Speaking of comparisons, the wide receiver from the University of Washington is drawing them to the Seahawks' Robinson.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /football/220245_draft15.html   (1275 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Top-ranked Trojans focus on football, not adversity
Williams awaits word from the NCAA on whether he will be reinstated for his junior season and isn't expected to play Saturday night when the Trojans open against Virginia Tech.
Wide receiver Whitney Lewis and tailback Chauncey Washington, who were counted on to add depth, aren't eligible because of academics, and tight end Gregg Guenther left the team to concentrate on basketball.
Their recruiting class was widely considered to be the best in the country.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595086904,00.html   (795 words)

  
 NCAA Makes Williams A Football Star Without a Team :: Ruling on USC's Mike Williams leaves the wide receiver standing ...
The 20-year-old Williams caught 95 passes for 1,314 yards and a school-record 16 touchdowns as a sophomore last season to help the Trojans (12-1) win the national championship.
The three-year-rule ban applies to both Williams and Clarett, who was suspended last season after starring at Ohio State as a freshman.
Williams will be eligible for next year's NFL draft.
www.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/stories/082704aar.html   (792 words)

  
 Is Detroit Lion Mike Williams Playing With A Full Deck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Which means based on Williams somewhat complicated 5 year contract which would pay him up to $13.5 million with possible bonuses, $9.7 guaranteed, factoring in taxes and the first and second year amount included in the Deal....
Williams had to pay more in Fines than the actual salary he was paid which means Williams effectively played for Nothing ZERO dollars for the 2005 season and will in the 2006 season even IF he does not get one additional fine.
Williams made $230,000 in actual salary last year and is scheduled to make $350,000 in salary this season.
www.blackathlete.net /Blackbox/article_02128.shtml   (581 words)

  
 Mike Williams - Redskins Discussion at TheWarpath.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
SC featured another receiver who could run and catch (Kolbert), a Heisman-nominated QB, as well as a trio of running backs who could open things up for everyone (oh yeah, watch out for a guy by the name of Reggie Bush, a back who can line up against the CBs whenever he's assigned to it).
Williams is an excellent receiver, but I can see him becoming a TO type ego, which I'd rather not have.
Yeah, I'm not knocking your idea or Williams in any way, cause I personally feel like he was the biggest playmaker at reciver (Fitgerald is better but didnt make as many unreal plays), we dont need a WR at all.
www.thewarpath.net /redskins-locker-room/56-mike-williams.html#post530   (1101 words)

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