Bernard Williams (gridiron football)

Bernard Williams
No. 74
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	July 18, 1972 (age 49); Memphis, Tennessee
Height:	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:	317 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:	Memphis (TN) Hamilton
College:	Georgia
NFL Draft:	1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (1994); BC Lions (2000); Memphis Maniax (2001); Detroit Fury (2001–2002); Toronto Argonauts (2003–2006);
Career highlights and awards
	USA Today High School All-American (1989); 2004 Grey Cup Champion;
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com

Bennie Bernard Williams (born July 18, 1972) is a former American and Canadian football offensive tackle. Williams was the Philadelphia Eagles' first round draft pick in the 1994 NFL Draft^[1] and started all 16 games for the Eagles in 1994. He was named to the NFL's All-Rookie team that season.

Williams tested positive for marijuana several times, and he never played in the NFL after his rookie season.^[2] After his rookie season, Williams was suspended from the NFL and never applied for reinstatement.^[3]

He would later play for the XFL's Memphis Maniax, the AFL's Detroit Fury and the CFL's BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts.

References[]

^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: FOOTBALL; Eagles' Pick in Police Dispute". The New York Times. 12 July 1994. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "PRO FOOTBALL; Eagle Lineman's Drug Use Will Cost Him Six Games". The New York Times. 25 July 1995. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "US PA: A Career Rising from the Ashes".

External links[]

Toronto Argonauts profile (from Internet Archive)
FootballDB.com stats
DatabaseFootball.com stats

[nytsp-1] "SPORTS PEOPLE: FOOTBALL; Eagles' Pick in Police Dispute". The New York Times. 12 July 1994. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[NYT-2] "PRO FOOTBALL; Eagle Lineman's Drug Use Will Cost Him Six Games". The New York Times. 25 July 1995. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[3] "US PA: A Career Rising from the Ashes".

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