1. Madieu Mohammed Williams was born on October 18,1981 and is a West African former professional American football safety who played in the National Football League.
20 Facts About Madieu Williams
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Madieu Williams played college football at Maryland and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft.
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Madieu Williams was born in Sierra Leone, West Africa to Oku parents and moved to Lanham, Maryland at the age of nine.
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Madieu Williams attended DuVal High School, Towson University, and the University of Maryland.
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Madieu Williams finished the season with 103 tackles, 11 pass deflections, two sacks, and three interceptions.
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Madieu Williams returned one of the interceptions for a touchdown.
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In 2005, Madieu Williams only played in 4 games, missing the other 12 due to injury.
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Madieu Williams did record 23 tackles and an interception.
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In 2006, Madieu Williams returned to play all 16 games of the season.
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Madieu Williams finished the season with 90 tackles, 13 pass break-ups, two forced fumbles, and three interceptions.
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Madieu Williams finished up the season with 74 tackles, 7 pass deflections, two sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and two interceptions.
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Madieu Williams opened up the season with 10 tackles in the Monday Night Football opener against the Baltimore Ravens.
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Madieu Williams missed the first 7 games of the 2008 season due to a neck injury he suffered during training camp.
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Madieu Williams finished the 2008 season with 42 tackles and 2 interceptions.
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Madieu Williams signed with the San Francisco 49ers on August 1,2011.
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Madieu Williams signed with the Washington Redskins on April 10,2012.
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Madieu Williams became the Redskins' starting free safety after Tanard Jackson, his main competition for the starting position, was suspended for an entire season.
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The Madieu Williams Foundation, founded in 2005, focuses on health, wellness, nutrition, fitness and education.
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Recently, Madieu Williams was honored by Hall of Famer Franco Harris and Harris' company, R Super Foods, as their Cincinnati Super MVP.
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On February 6,2011, Madieu Williams received the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.