Former Tennessee Volunteers defensive tackle Dan Williams signed with the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday.
Official press release on DT Dan Williams: http://t.co/7MjK1pIcGU pic.twitter.com/65e9mtKRBF
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) March 11, 2015
@RAIDERS You are getting a great guy. Good luck, Dumpster Dan! Thanks for being all class all the time. @MrDanWilliams
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) March 11, 2015
Good luck to @MrDanWilliams n The Raiders. Lots of VFL in that organization. #GBO
— Steve Stripling (@UCCoachStrip) March 12, 2015
Williams, who will join former Vol Mychal Rivera on the Raiders’ roster (former Vol Denarius Moore is a unrestricted free agent), is a former first round draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals. He spent the first five years of his career with the Cardinals.
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The Memphis native has accounted for 157 tackles and two sacks in his career. He also has one career interception and touchdown.
Williams played at Tennessee from 2005-2009.