PAT WILLIAMS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Pat Williams: ‘I was ready to go’
Viking-for-a-day Pat Williams said he now realizes it was time to leave the NFL when the Vikings moved on. Plus, it gave him to a chance to leave before his suspension took place, something he revels in now.
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22 days ago
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Pat Williams signs contract to retire as a Viking
Pat Williams has signed a one-day contract so he can officially retire as a Minnesota Viking.
The popular defensive tackle has been out of football since 2010. He says he was content to just fade away into retirement until Vikings GM Rick Spielman called him last month to make it happen. Williams played the final six seasons of his 13-year career for the Vikings after starting in...
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22 days ago
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Pat Williams To Sign With, Then Retire With Vikings
The Vikings will temporarily re-sign defensive tackle Pat Williams on Thursday, April 25, so the three-time Pro Bowler can retire as a member of the team.
Williams, who turned 40 in October, hasn't played in the NFL since his final season with the Vikings in 2010. He had said after that season that he planned to finish his career elsewhere. When he didn't sign with another...
Former Viking Williams will sign, retire with Minnesota
Two days before the draft, Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman said the team found an answer at one of its questionable positions, defensive tackle.
Unfortunately, Spielman joked, it was a short-term solution.
Spielman announced Tuesday at his annual predraft press conference that defensive tackle Pat Williams will sign a one-day contract with Minnesota on Thursday to...
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25 days ago
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Vikings' Williams aging, but still a leader
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Chris Hovan, Fred Robbins and Kenny Mixon were theregulars on the Minnesota Vikings defensive line when Kevin Williams broke into the starting lineup as a rookie in 2003.
Williams has seen many teammates come and go in nine seasons with Minnesota, including everyone from that 2003 season. The big defensive tackle, who started as a defensive end in his rookie...
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June 07, 2012
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Vikings' Williams looks ahead to next season
At 6-foot-5 and 311 pounds, Kevin Williams has been a physical force in the middle of the Minnesota Vikings defense for nine years.
The soft-spoken defensive tackle has contradicted his size with remarkable agility and durability. Williams had only missed two games in his career entering the 2011 season, but all the years and games might have begun to wear on his big frame.
When...
Via Fox Sports North
January 26, 2012
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Vikings missing big brick in the wall?
The Vikings' run defense it still top-five, but are they missing Pat Williams both on and off the field? One former Viking thinks so and one current Viking misses him. Others say they just need to play on work with what they’ve got.
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October 28, 2011
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Williams misses other half of his Wall
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. After the Vikings lost, 33-27, on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, former Minnesota offensive lineman Bryant McKinnie took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the loss.
McKinnie, who signed with the Baltimore Ravens after being released by the Vikings in training camp, praised rookie quarterback Christian Ponders first start. But then he offered his opinion...
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October 27, 2011
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Vikings DT Kevin Williams Wants Pat Williams Back
Vikings star Kevin Williams said he misses his former defensive line partner Pat Williams according to Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The two formed a strong pair of tackles in the middle of the line for six seasons. Pat Williams, a free agent who turns 39 on Oct. 24, wasn't picked up by the Vikings and is still looking for a job. "He definitely can play, it...
Vikings' Kevin Williams says DT Pat Williams can still play
The Minnesota Vikings' slow start has one player yearning for an old defensive line partner. Will the Vikings make a move for a defensive tackle?
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