Mike Williams aims to make most of 'last chance' with Titans on Nashville City Paper

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By Terry McCormick, tmccormick@nashvillecitypaper.com Mike Williams can admit it now _ the year of football he missed in 2004 when he unsuccessfully applied for the NFL Draft as a sophomore took its toll on his pro career. Williams and former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett originally challenged and won the right to enter the draft that year, but later an appeals court overturned that ... [link]

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ANOTHER LIONS RECEIVER BUST ON HIS LAST CHANCE
Published 5/10/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... — and then being S.O.L. after an appeals court reverse the ruling.  Because Williams had hired an agent, the NCAA wouldn’t let him return to USC.“I think what I lost the most wasn’t anything football related; it was the structure,” Williams told Terry McCormick of the Nashville City Paper .  “Being a part of a routine and having a regimen and having a set schedule of being here for how long and being there for how long.  That was my main thing that I struggled with for awhile.  I struggled with it .“I got better about it at the end of my first year, but the second year I got ...

Can Mike Williams Ever Make It in the NFL?
Published 5/10/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... Now Oakland has let him go, and he's in Tennessee, where he says he's in good shape and down 30 pounds to 242, or only about 10 heavier than he was at USC. New offensive coordinator ...

Tennessee Titans News 5.12.08
Published 5/12/2008 by Jimmy at Music City Miracles: Front Page Posts
... Speaking of players who are out to prove something, Terry McCormick has a good article about Mike Williams.   It appears that Williams has redicated himself to football, and he reported to the OTAs more than 30 pounds lighter than he was when the season ended.  That is a step in the right direction.  He has all the physical tools to be a really good receiver.  If he continues to be as dedicated as it appears he has been this offseason, he could really make an impact on the offense this season.  He is the type of receiver that Vince Young needs ...

Monday Notes: Mandatory Minicamp Begins Tomorrow
Published 5/19/2008 by Sean Yuille at Pride Of Detroit: Front Page Posts
... Mike Williams recently talked about how the year away from football before joining the Lions hurt his career so much.  You think Matt Millen would have seen that before wasting a first-round pick on him. ...

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