Darrent Williams
Darrent Williams
Darrent Demarcus Williamswas an American football player for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. After attending high school in Fort Worth, Texas, Williams played football at Oklahoma State University. He was a second-round draft pick by the Broncos in 2005. Williams was killed in a drive-by shooting the day after he finished his second season with the Broncos...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth27 September 1982
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I've learned not to worry about one play. Forget it and move onto the next play. He reminds me that I am a big-play threat. I'm trying to get to his level. He is a real smart, heady player. He has so much ability to begin with.
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We watch film and he's running past guys like they're standing still. But that's one of my assets that I pride myself on, that I can run fast. That's why I got drafted high. I can run real fast, and I'm one of the fastest guys on the team. So there's not too many guys that are going to blow past me. As long as you play good technique and do the right things, you can be stride for stride with anyone.
sooner throw
We want you to throw at us. Sooner or later, you are going to make a mistake.
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Monday is like the worst day of all time. You party all weekend and then reality hits. Gotta go back to work. The only good thing about the whole day is 'Monday Night Football.' If you can't look forward to that, what else is there?
carry might water
No, I am still a rookie. I thought they might make me carry the water or something if I said anything.
momentum
It don't matter. It was a momentum changer for the team.
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Out there, you always have to keep your confidence, no matter what happens. The last play is gone. You've got to think about this play. We know what he's capable of, and we feel like we've got a great defense and a great team, so we know what we're capable of.
guys
Guys are going to make plays. You've got to come back and fight.
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He?s a great coach. He always makes us feel like, even if we do go out there and make mistakes, that it?s all right.
groin hips injury turning
With this injury and the things I have to do at my position, my groin can't have (problems), because I'm turning and running, turning my hips all the time. I can't really go out there at 50 percent.
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You kind of know your last game in college. In the NFL, you're trying to keep fighting to get to that last game. Sometimes you don't make it to the last game. You're not guaranteed to have that last game with everybody watching. You've just got to play every game as if it's your last.
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You can always use more defensive and offensive lineman. Bring in some more speed. You can always use speed. The game has turned into a speed game.
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The deep ball, he grabbed my hip, that's how I fell. I was running side by side, he kind of pushed my hip. He was trying to get a pass-interference call, but they didn't call it, so it was good coverage.
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Home field. Home playoff game. It's going to be hard. But nothing in this league comes easy. I found that out this year. So I feel like every year it's going to be hard.