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David Williams

Retired

New York Jets · OT

David Williams recorded 128 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

128

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to David Williams's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1993
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 16, 1994

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1992
TENNESSEETITANS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 3, 1993

Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1991
TENNESSEETITANS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 4, 1992

Tennessee Titans vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 29, 1991

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1990
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 6, 1991

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped David Williams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
TENWILLIAMS—David Williams
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

02
NYJWILLIAMS—David Williams
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

03
TBWILLIAMS—David Williams
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

04
NYJWILLIAMS—David Williams
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons128 career gamesJersey: 735 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Dec 21, 1997

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history