Grant Williams (American football)
American football player and coach (born 1974)
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Grant James Williams (born May 10, 1974) is an American football coach and offensive tackle who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was a member of the Super Bowl XXXVI-winning New England Patriots in 2002. Williams attended Clinton High School in Clinton, Mississippi and was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | May 10, 1974 Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Clinton (MS) | ||||||||
| College | Louisiana Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: undrafted | ||||||||
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Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 7+3⁄4 in (2.03 m) | 322 lb (146 kg) | 34+5⁄8 in (0.88 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 5.6 s | 1.94 s | 3.27 s | 4.79 s | 23.5 in (0.60 m) | ||||
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Signed by the Seattle Seahawks in 1996 after going undrafted in the 1996 NFL draft, Grant spent 4 years with the team before going to the New England Patriots. During his 2-year stint with the Patriots, he would win Super Bowl XXXVI in 2001 when the Patriots beat the Rams 20–17. In 2002, he joined the St. Louis Rams, where he spent the final 3 seasons of his career with before retiring.
Coaching career
In 2019, he was hired by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL as assistant offensive line coach. Prior to the XFL, he was in the same position at Lindenwood University.[2][3]
Personals life
Grant is married; he and his wife Emily have several children. He is currently the chaplain to the St. Louis Cardinals through Athletes in Action.
