Rodney Williams
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Rodney Williams | |
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Date of birth: | April 25, 1977 |
Place of birth: | Decatur, GA |
Career information | |
Position(s): | Punter |
College: | Georgia Tech |
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2001 | New York Giants |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Rodney Colin Williams (born April 25, 1977 in Decatur, Georgia) is a former American football punter in the NFL who played for the New York Giants. He wore the number 2.
[edit] College career
He was Georgia Tech's super star punter back in his college days, and later went on to play in the National Football League. He is the holder of 3 NFL records, the most notable being a 90yard punt on Monday Night Football, September 10, 2001.
[edit] NFL career
He was a journeyman in the NFL, punting for many teams and never securing the punting role for himself. He is known as the only African-American punter in the NFL. He is now out of the league after not signing with a team since 2004. He does appear as a free agent punter in the videogames Madden NFL 2005, Madden NFL 06, Madden NFL 07, and Madden NFL 08 And Madden NFL 09