Kevin Williams

Kevin Williams

Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 311 lbs.

Born: August 16, 1980 in Arkadelphia, AR
College: Oklahoma St. (school history)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 92 (229th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

News -- January 2013

1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Kevin Williams may be open to restructuring contract : Minnesota Vikings DT Kevin Williams indicated he would be open to restructuring his contract if the team approached him about...[+] the idea this offseason. He is scheduled to make $7 million each of the season two seasons with a $500,000 workout bonus each year. Williams said he would like to play two or three more seasons.
1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Kevin Williams wants to return : Minnesota Vikings DT Kevin Williams said he wants to return in 2013 if the team will have him. Williams would like to play two...[+] or three more seasons.

10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Three sit out practice: Minnesota Vikings WR Jerome Simpson (back, foot), DT Kevin Williams (illness) and FS Mistral Raymond (ankle) did not participate...[+] in practice Wednesday, Oct. 10.

8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Key veterans likely to sit: Minnesota Vikings DLs Jared Allen and Kevin Williams, as well as CB Antoine Winfield, are expected to be rest in the team's preseason...[+] opener Friday, Aug. 10. 'We're still trying to decide on that,' head coach Leslie Frazier said. 'We really need to look at some other guys.'

7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Kevin Williams entering contract year: Minnesota Vikings DL Kevin Williams is entering a contract year. There were reports there was an option for the 2013-14 season,...[+] but it does not exist.

4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Kevin Williams files grievance against team: Minnesota Vikings DT Kevin Williams has filed a grievance against the Vikings over an undisclosed issue but the issue is considered...[+] to be minor and should be resolved during the summer.

2/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Kevin Williams might need to restructure contract: Minnesota Vikings DL Kevin Williams might need to restructure his contract in 2012, as he is due $7.5 million in base salary with...[+] bonuses next season. He ended up playing 818 snaps, or 77.3 percent of his team's defensive plays, in 2011 while racking up five sacks.

1/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Fred Pagac not expected to return: Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Fred Pagac is not expected to return after one season at the position. DLs Jared Allen...[+] and Kevin Williams have voiced support for the DC. An NFL source also said Tuesday, Jan. 3, that defensive line coach Karl Dunbar has told people he has decided not to return.

4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Two DTs could face suspensions: Minnesota Vikings DTs Kevin Williams and Pat Williams could be facing a four-game suspension after the Minnesota Supreme Court...[+] declined to consider their lawsuit against the NFL challenging the suspensions they received in 2008 for testing positive for a banned diuretic.

3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Kevin Williams will not appeal decision on suspension: Minnesota Vikings DT Kevin Williams said he will not be appealing the decision by the Minnesota Court of appeals that stated they...[+] would not block the NFL from suspending him for four games for a failed drug test, report Chip Scoggins and Abby Simons, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

2/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Kevin Williams undergoes surgery: Minnesota Vikings DT Kevin Williams (knee) underwent arthroscopic knee surgery earlier this week, sources told Jeremy Fowler,...[+] of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. It is not believed that Williams has significant ligament damage in the knee but it was something that bothered him during the season.
2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Court won't block NFL from suspending players: The Minnesota Appeals Court says it won't permanently block the NFL from suspending Minnesota Vikings DL Kevin Williams and DL...[+] Pat Williams, according to The Associated Press. The players have long fought their four-game suspensions for violating the NFL's anti-doping policy. The players tested positive for the banned diuretic bumetanide in 2008.

1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Vikings | Kevin Williams added to Pro Bowl roster: Minnesota Vikings DT Kevin Williams has been added to the NFC roster for the 2011 Pro Bowl in place of injured Detroit Lions DT...[+] Ndamukong Suh (shoulder), reports Kevin Seifert, of ESPN.com.