Pat Williams

Pat Williams

51-Year-Old Defensive TackleDT
 Free Agent  
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Pat Williams in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Williams agreed to a three-year, $13 million contract in March of 2005. Williams' contract includes a $6 million signing bonus and a $1.5 million first-year salary, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Williams agreed to a three-year contract extension worth about $22 million ($9.5 million in guarantees) in Sept. of 2007.
DTFree Agent
April 24, 2013
Williams will sign a one-day contract with the Vikings and then officially retire, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Williams didn't play the past two seasons but hadn't officially retired until now.
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While Williams isn't much of a fantasy option at defensive tackle, he's a key run stuffer in Minnesota's defense and forms the "Williams Wall" with Kevin Williams. He'll turn 38 this season, so keeping him healthy is a big key to the Minnesota team defense.
Pat Williams is the part of the "Williams Wall" that's primarily a run stuffer. As a result, his real football value doesn't translate as well into fantasy with just 44 tackles and one sack last season. He and Kevin Williams still face a possible four-game suspension for using a banned substance that's making it's way through the legal process this summer.
Williams is a great asset to the Vikings, clogging up the middle of the defensive line as one of the game's best run-stuffers. Unfortunately, his game does not translate to IDP leagues and has no fantasy value, as he will not post much more than one or two sacks.
Starting defensive tackle. His ability to stop the run is perhaps the key component to the Minnesota defense. He doesn't get enough sacks or tackles for most fantasy leagues, however.
Williams is a run-stuffing specialist, who doesn't put up big stats but is regarded as one of the best defensive tackles.
Starting nose tackle who should take pressure off Kevin Williams and improve Minnesota's defense against the run.
Williams is one of the best at what he does -- clogging the heck out of the line -- but his value makes everyone else better and he never has a stat line to speak of. If your league forces you to go deep at DT, Williams is a good tackler with 81 and 83 combined in his last two seasons, but sacks and interceptions almost never happen in his role.
Williams is one of the best at what he does -- clogging the heck out of the line -- but his value makes everyone else better and he never has a stat line to speak of. If your league forces you to go deep at DT, Williams is a good tackler with 81 and 83 combined in his last two seasons, but sacks and interceptions almost never happen in his role.
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Pat Williams: Suspended by NFL
DTFree Agent
Suspension
September 2, 2011
Williams will be suspended two games as one of the StarCaps offenders, NFL Network's Albert Breer reports.
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DTFree Agent
Elbow
May 21, 2011
Williams (elbow) says he's open to returning to the Vikings for the 2011 season. "It's 50-50. I talked to [head coach Leslie] Frazier. Frazier got some stuff straight, so it's like 50-50," he told ESPN 1500 am Twin Cities.
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Suspension
April 28, 2011
The Minnesota Supreme Court declined to consider Williams' appeal of a decision that the NFL can suspend Pat and Kevin Williams for four games over a failed drug test in 2008, the Associated Press reports.
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Suspension
March 11, 2011
Williams will appeal a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling that the NFL can suspend Pat and Kevin Williams for four games over a failed drug test in 2008, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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DTMinnesota Vikings
March 3, 2011
Williams will not return to the Vikings in 2011, Minnesota Scout reports.
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