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Williams Gets New Start With Raiders
The Casper Star Tribune, WY - 2 hours ago
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Mike Williams heard all the disparaging comments about his work ethic, his weight and his ability as he wallowed on the bench with the Detroit Lions.

The former college superstar and can't-miss NFL receiving prospect fell so far last year that he was behind a backup quarterback on Detroit's depth chart.

"For some reason, I was labeled fat, lazy, or this, a pot smoker, or whatever else was said," Williams said after being traded to the Oakland Raiders. "And that was the farthest thing from it."

Williams takes some blame for being late to meetings and clashing with coaches. But whatever the other resons for his failure in Detroit, he knows that the draft-day trade to Oakland gives him what could be a final chance to prove himself as an NFL receiver.

"Getting trading was the best news I've had in, I can't remember," Williams said. "I never failed on any level of football. I feel like my first couple of years at Detroit I look at as kind of a failure. I failed at it for numerous reasons. Now, you just put it behind you and learn from it."

The deal reunites Williams with Raiders coach Lane Kiffin, who persuaded Williams to leave Florida to attend Southern California and then coached him for two years with the Trojans.

Sun, 06 May 2007 08:23:31 GMT

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[Lefty Noob]

Well, whether what was said about Williams in the past was true or not, the kid has a chance to essentially re-start his NFL career now, and he's got one of the coaches responsible for his collegiate success on the Oakland sideline. So can the kid make good on his potential?

[vincesanity82]

Williams is sidelined

The revitalization of Mike Williams was interrupted by a pulled hamstring this weekend, which makes his first week with the Oakland Raiders as sideline-intensive as his past two seasons with the Detroit Lions.

Williams limped from the locker room to the field for minicamp practice Saturday. Just when the going got physical, Williams hobbled back to the locker room for treatment for an injury incurred during his first practice with the Raiders on Friday.
That's not the kick-start Raiders rookie coach Lane Kiffin had in mind when he set out on a rescue mission for his former college player with a draft-day trade. After all, Kiffin thought, if anyone could salvage Williams' career, he could.


Williams sidelined by hamstring in minicamp

[Lefty Noob]

Well, there you go... where there's smoke there's fire, as the old saying goes. Williams is injured again, so obviously his conditioning is still an issue.