Maurice Williams (American football)
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Maurice Carlos Williams (born January 26, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
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) is an American football
American football
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 guard
Guard (American football)
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 and offensive tackle who is currently a free agent of the National Football League
National Football League
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. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
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 in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft
2001 NFL Draft
The 2001 NFL Draft took place on April 21–22, 2001 at the theater at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. This was the 66th National Football League draft in league history. The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2. No teams elected to claim any players in the...

. He played college football
College football
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 at Michigan
Michigan Wolverines football
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.

College career

Williams started
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 every game as a senior at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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 after playing as a reserve for two years. He played in the Citrus Bowl
Capital One Bowl
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 and was an all-Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
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 honorable mention as a senior in 2000.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Williams was drafted in second round of the 2001 NFL Draft
2001 NFL Draft
The 2001 NFL Draft took place on April 21–22, 2001 at the theater at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. This was the 66th National Football League draft in league history. The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2. No teams elected to claim any players in the...

 by the Jaguars. In the 2007 season Williams started two games at left tackle, and eight games at right guard. For 2008, Williams was expected to start at right guard for the entire season, but he went down with an injury in the season opener and missed the rest of the year. On December 5, 2009, he was waived by the Jaguars.

Denver Broncos

Williams signed with the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
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on May 6, 2010. On June 4, the Broncos released Williams.

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