Greg Williams (American football coach)

Greg Williams (born March 12, 1976) is an American football coach who is the cornerbacks coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers.

Not to be confused with Gregg Williams, former defensive coordinator of the New York Jets.
Greg Williams
Arizona Cardinals
Position:Cornerbacks coach
Personal information
Born: (1976-03-12) March 12, 1976
Career information
College:North Carolina
Career history
As player:
As coach:

Williams has 15 seasons of coaching experience, including nine years at the NFL level.

Playing career

Williams is a former wide receiver and defensive back that played at the University of North Carolina. He competed in training camps with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants before spending time in NFL Europe, the XFL and the Arena Football League.[1] Williams played defensive back for the Indiana Firebirds in the Arena Football League from (2001–2003), as well as the Chicago Rush from (2004–2005). [2]

Coaching career

College

Williams' coaching career began as an intern with Arizona State University in 2003 and as an assistant coach at the College of DuPage from 2004 to 2005. Williams spent two years (2006–2007) as Arkansas Tech University's defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator before working the 2008 season as the University of Pittsburgh's secondary coach and graduate assistant.

San Diego Chargers

In 2009, Williams was hired by the San Diego Chargers as their assistant linebackers coach. He held that position for four seasons before shifting to the team's assistant secondary coach from 2013 to 2015.

Indianapolis Colts

In 2016, Williams was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as their defensive backs coach under head coach Chuck Pagano.

Denver Broncos

In 2018, Williams was hired by the Denver Broncos as their defensive backs coach under head coach Vance Joseph.[3]

Arizona Cardinals

On February 6, 2019, Williams was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their cornerbacks coach under defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and head coach Kliff Kingsbury.[4][5]

References
  1. Schubert, Erich. "Broncos Media Guide" (PDF). denverbroncos.com.
  2. http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=2947&pageview=career
  3. Jhabvala, Nicki (January 10, 2018). "Broncos hire Greg Williams to coach cornerbacks and Zach Azzanni as wide receivers coach". The Denver Post.
  4. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/17/cardinals-hire-greg-williams-as-cornerbacks-coach/
  5. https://www.azcardinals.com/team/coaches-roster/greg-williams
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