Tyrone Williams (cornerback)

For other people named Tyrone Williams, see Tyrone Williams (disambiguation).
Tyrone Williams
No. 37
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1973-05-31) May 31, 1973
Place of birth: Bradenton, Florida
Career information
College: Nebraska
NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 19
Interception yards: 274
Touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Upton Tyrone Williams, A.K.A. Tyrone Williams (born May 31, 1973 in Bradenton, Florida) is a retired American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played with the Green Bay Packers from 1996 to 2002, the Atlanta Falcons in 2003 and the Dallas Cowboys in 2004. He played college football at the University of Nebraska. He started for the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII.

In 2007, Williams pleaded no contest to charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and assault. He was sentenced to 35 days in jail and a year of probation.[1]

Again in 2009, Williams was arrested in conjunction with threatening his former wife.[2]

References

  1. "Manatee Police Briefs". HeraldTribune.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. "Former NFL star Tyrone Williams arrested in fight at ex-wife's home in Lakewood Ranch". HeraldTribune.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.


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