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Bernard Williams (gridiron football)

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Position:
  
Offensive tackle

Name
  
Bernard Williams

Education
  
University of Georgia

College:
  
Georgia

Weight
  
144 kg

Height
  
2.06 m

Role
  
American football player


Date of birth:
  
(1972-07-18) July 18, 1972 (age 43)

NFL draft:
  
1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14

High school:
  
Memphis (TN) Hamilton

Place of birth:
  
Memphis, Tennessee

Bennie Bernard Williams (born July 18, 1972) is a former American and Canadian football offensive tackle. Williams was the Eagles first round draft pick in the 1994 NFL Draft and started all 16 games for them in 1994.

Williams was known for smoking marijuana, a habit that started in high school. After his rookie season, Williams failed 15 drug tests and was banned from the NFL. He would later play for the XFL's Memphis Maniax, the AFL's Detroit Fury and the CFL's BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts.

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