Rodney Williams (punter)

Punts:	91
Punt yards:	3,905
Punting average:	42.9

Rodney C. Williams
No. 2, 12
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	April 25, 1977 (age 44); Brooklyn, New York
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Southwest DeKalb; (Decatur, Georgia)
College:	Georgia Tech
NFL Draft:	1999 / Round: 7 / Pick: 252
Career history
	St. Louis Rams (1999); Washington Redskins (2000) ; New York Giants (2001–2002); Seattle Seahawks (2003); Kansas City Chiefs (2004); New Orleans Saints (2005); Edmonton Eskimos (2006); Oakland Raiders (2006);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Longest punt in New York Giants history (90); Longest punt in NFL History by a rookie (90);
Career NFL statistics
Punts:
Punts:	91
Punt yards:	3,905
Punting average:	42.9
	Player stats at NFL.com

Rodney Colin Williams (born April 25, 1977) is an American former gridiron football punter.

College career[]

Williams, who played from 1995 to 1998, left Georgia Tech as the school's career leader in punting average at 41.1 yards a kick. His single-season average of 45.64 yards per punt in 1997 set a school record that stood until Pressley Harvin III broke it in 2020 with an average of 48.0 yards per punt. That same season, he had a school record 553 punting yards against Florida State. In November 2011, Williams was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Professional career[]

Drafted out of Georgia Tech by the St. Louis Rams. Williams played 2 seasons in NFL Europe where he was a Special Teams Captain for the 2000 World Bowl Champions, Rhine Fire. In 2001 landing a job with the New York Giants. At the time, Williams was the only African-American punter in the NFL, and was just the fourth in the league's history. Williams set a team record with a 90-yard punt on Monday Night Football on September 10, 2001 in Denver against the Broncos, a record that stands to date.^[1] Williams officially retired from the NFL in 2007.

References[]

^ Olney, Buster (August 29, 2002). "PRO FOOTBALL; Williams Out, Allen In, as Giant Punter". The New York Times. p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

External links[]

nfl.com profile

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[1] Olney, Buster (August 29, 2002). "PRO FOOTBALL; Williams Out, Allen In, as Giant Punter". The New York Times. p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

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