Chris Williams (wide receiver)
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Williams after being presented with the CFL's Outstanding Special Teams Player Award in 2012.
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| Date of birth | September 16, 1987 |
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| Place of birth | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | WR |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| College | New Mexico State |
| High school | Rio Rancho (NM) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2009 | Miami Dolphins* |
| 2009 | Cleveland Browns* |
| 2010–2012 | Hamilton Tiger Cats |
| 2013 | New Orleans Saints* |
| 2013–2014 | Chicago Bears |
| 2015–2016 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 2017–present | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 2012 |
| CFL East All-Star | 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| Career stats | |
| Receptions | 153 |
| Receiving yards | 2,362 |
| Receiving TDs | 17 |
| Punt Returns | 90 |
| Punt Return Yardage | 1,198 |
| Punt Return TDs | 5 |
Chris Williams (born September 16, 1987) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Williams played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL from 2010–2012. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at New Mexico State.
Williams has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, and Ottawa Redblacks.
He was born in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Rio Rancho High School in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track. In football, he was named to the first-team All-state team after rushing for nearly 2,100 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior in 2004. He was also named to the first team All-state basketball team.
Also an outstanding track & field athlete, Williams scored 26 points at the 2005 Class 5A State Championships, where he captured the state titles in the 200-meter dash (21.51 s), 400-meter dash, the high jump (6 ft, 11in) was a member of the state champion 4 × 100 m relay and the state champion 4 × 400 m relay squads. He won the state high jump and 200-meter dash title in 2004, and State Higj Jump in 2003. He won a total of 9 state titles in track in his high school career.
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