ERIC WILLIAMSWilliams, Eric ThomasHeight: 6-1 Weight: 190 Born: February 21, 1960 Raleigh, NC High School: Garner (NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | North Carolina State | Lettered |
| 1979 | North Carolina State | Lettered |
| 1981 | North Carolina State | Lettered |
| 1982 | North Carolina State | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (164th overall) 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers; 21st round (248th overall) 1983 Philadelphia Stars |
| NFL Game Logs |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL | 21 | LCB | 3 | 1 |
| 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1984 PIT NFL | 21 | FS | 16 | 12 |
| 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1985 PIT NFL | 21 | FS | 14 | 14 |
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 21 | FS | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL | 23 | CB | 1 | 0 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 50 | 43 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/5/1983 | 1983 Philadelphia Stars (USFL)1983 PHI USFL |
| Draft | 4/26/1983 | 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 6/1/1983 | 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/20/1983 | 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL |
| Released | 8/31/1987 | 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1987 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 9/15/1987 | 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL |
| Released | 11/4/1987 | 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1984 PIT NFL | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 44 | 0 |
| 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1985 PIT NFL | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 29 | 0 |
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 44 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1984 PIT NFL | 2.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1984 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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