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.
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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...
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18 days ago
Pat Williams says he’s “50-50 to return to Vikings”
The Williams Wall may have one more year in it after all. Per Tom Pelissero on Twitter, Pat Williams now puts his odds at 50-50 towards returning to the Vikings next season. We’d also … [visit site to read more]
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May 20, 2011
Pat Williams Is Still Out of Work
Lost in the shuffle of preseason is one glaring thing no other blogger or Vikings media head has touched on that is deserving of a blog post. Defensive tackle Pat Williams, formerly one half of the fabled Williams Wall is currently … [visit site to read more]
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August 24, 2011
Williams Will Not Be Back
While it should come to you as no surprise that 38 year old defensive tackle Pat Williams will not be back with the Vikings, hearing his comments about his departure from Minnesota might raise some eyebrows.
“Everything’s good. I am not coming back. Going to go finish elsewhere,” Williams texted. “Just don’t trust everybody over there no more. I feel if I got your back...
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March 03, 2011
NT Pat Williams Coming Back to the Vikings Can’t Be Ruled Out
Pro Football Weekly says that Pat Williams coming back to the Vikings in 2011 isn’t as far off as some people think it may be.
Vikings NT Pat Williams put the chances of him returning to the team at 50-50 after it appeared the two sides would part ways. Williams said he worked some things out with head coach Leslie Frazier during the window when the lockout briefly was lifted...
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June 24, 2011
Vikings Defensive Tackle Kevin Williams Ends Legal Battle With NFL Over 2008 Incident
According to Chip Scoggins and Abby Simons of the Star Tribune, Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams has ended his legal battle with the NFL over a failed drug test that started back in December 2008. However, his teammate, Pat Williams, will continue his appeal and hopes for a decision within the next three months.
Back in 2008, Williams was originally suspended four...
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March 11, 2011
Replacing Madieu Williams: Six Candidates For New Vikings Safety
Labor peace – yes, it’s coming…eventually – will bring with it a new salary cap of $120 million. Thanks to several very large contracts handed out during the first five years of Zygi Wilf‘s ownership, the Vikings will find themselves $5 million over that cap, and needing to cut salary. One player almost certain to be cut loose as part of the salary dump...
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July 12, 2011
Kevin Williams Talks About the Vikings’ Woes
While participating in a charity event at a children’s hospital, Kevin Williams gave his thoughts about the Vikings’ current dismal state and what might be done to improve it.
“We can’t sit there and dwell on the past,” the defensive tackle said. “We’ve got to try and get better. We’ve got seven games left to do that. We can’t go down any worse that we are right...
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November 16, 2010
Video: Real Men Wear Thongs
Pat Williams is a real man. He’s 6 feet tall, 317 pounds, and he plays defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings.
In an exclusive pre-game interview with Cosby Sweaters, he explained why he’s been one of the best defensive linemen for over a decade: ”Two words, man: G-String.”
Here’s the footage to prove it.
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November 14, 2010
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November 14, 2010
Vikings DT Pat Williams Sounds Like He Won't Retire Despite StarCaps Ruling
With the Minnesota Appeals Court ruling in favor of the NFL in the never-ending StarCaps case, it looks like a suspension is on the way for the Vikings Williams Wall. Pat Williams might not care at this point as the veteran nose tackle claims hes done fighting. "I just want it to be over," Williams told Brian Murphy of the Pioneer Press. "If I lose, I lose. I'm not mad at anybody...
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February 09, 2011
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February 09, 2011
Vikings DT Pat Williams Won't Stick Around For Team's Rebuilding?
Veteran defensive tackle Pat Williams, in his sixth season with Minnesota and 14th in the league, predicts a "rough" transition for the Vikings this offseason and is open to starting over somewhere else, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "They're going to be rebuilding around here, it's going to be kind of rough," Williams told the newspaper on Thursday. "They've got about...
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December 31, 2010
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December 31, 2010
Court clears way for suspension of Vikings' Pat Williams
The Minnesota Supreme Court has cleared the way for the NFL to suspend Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Pat Williams, perhaps the final chapter in the closely watched anti-doping case.
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April 28, 2011
Vikings find Pat Williams’ replacement
The Vikings have agreed to terms with New Orleans nose tackle Remi Ayodele, giving them a replacement for free agent Pat Williams.
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July 28, 2011
Pat Williams no longer trusts the Vikings
Pat Williams was widely expected to leave the Vikings this offseason as a 38-year-old free agent. His comments on Wednesday just sealed the deal. “Everything’s good. I am not coming back. Going to go finish elsewhere,” Williams said via Scout.com. Minnesota wants to get younger on the defensive line, and their run defense slipped in…
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March 03, 2011
Kevin Williams Bows Out of Star Caps Case
Viking fans will no longer have to endure updates about the never-ending fight over Kevin and Pat Williams‘ suspensions for use of a banned substance. Yesterday Kevin Williams elected not to pursue further legal action, ending his involvement in the case. Pat Williams has decided to appeal to the Minnesota State Supreme Court, but of course Pat is no longer a member of the...
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March 11, 2011
NT Pat Williams-Vikings Reunion Can't Be Ruled Out Completely
Vikings NT Pat Williams put the chances of him returning to the team at 50-50 after it appeared the two sides would part ways. Williams said he worked some things out with head coach Leslie Frazier during the window when the lockout briefly was lifted in late April, and the team still has a need at defensive tackle, so a reunion can't be ruled out completely. Source: Pro Football...
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June 19, 2011
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June 19, 2011
NFL free to suspend Kevin and Pat Williams
Today’s Minnesota Supreme Court ruling seems to have finally brought an end to the two and a half year legal battle concerning the 4 game suspensions of Kevin and Pat Williams, after the court refused to hear Pat Williams appeal of his suspension.
This Gives the NFL the green light to suspend both players for the first 4 games of the 2011 season whether there are lockout delays...
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April 28, 2011
Pat Williams Confirms Exit From Vikings, Takes Shot at Organization
On the same day Tarvaris Jackson expressed resignation at the fact of his imminent departure from the Vikings, another bit of long-anticipated player news has come across the wire. In a text message to Vikings Update, Pat Williams confirmed that he will not be back for 2011.
“Everything’s good. I am not coming back,” Williams texted. “Going to finish elsewhere.”
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March 02, 2011
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
Video: Have Pat Williams, Vikings Resorted To The Rally Thong?
At this point the only worthwhile news to come out of the Vikings-Bears tilt is news that Pat Williams seems to wear a g-string on football Sundays. That’s either an odd pair of shorts or a piece of fabric riding up the crack of a 300-lb. giant. [CosbySweaters]
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November 15, 2010
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November 15, 2010
Pat Williams says Frazier told him Vikings want him to return
The Minnesota Vikings might have their vaunted Williams Wall for one more season after all.
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May 21, 2011
Pat Williams Confirms Exit From Vikings, Takes Shot at Organization
On the same day Tarvaris Jackson expressed resignation at the fact of his imminent departure from the Vikings, another bit of long-anticipated player news has come across the wire. In a text message to Vikings Update, Pat Williams confirmed that he will not be back for 2011.
“Everything’s good. I am not coming back,” Williams texted. “Going to finish elsewhere...
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March 02, 2011
Slight Chance For WilliamsWall Encore?
I hate to spend this whole week using Vikings Gab as a mere parrot for what Judd Zulgad is posting over at Access Vikings, but the truth is he is on the ground at the NFL meetings in New Orleans and is doing a fantastic job of keeping us all up-to-date with the news flowing out of there.
The latest tidbits provide those of you who might like to see the WilliamsWall stay intact with...
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March 22, 2011
Vikings NT Pat Williams Recently Underwent Elbow Surgery
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier revealed Thursday that nose tackle Pat Williams recently underwent elbow surgery. Frazier didn't give a timetable for Williams, but it seems like a minor procedure and not anything to worry about. Williams, 38, will be a free agent after the Super Bowl and there's a good chance he won't return to Minnesota.
Source: Tom Pelissero: Twitter...
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January 20, 2011
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