Brock Williams Brock Williams ( born August 11 , 1979 ) is a former professional American football cornerback . He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish . Williams has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears . Early years . Williams was born on August 11 , 1979 in Hammond , Louisiana . He was one of six children and his brother John played at Southern . As a senior in 1996 he had 102 tackles and 15 pass deflections . He was named to the Super Southern 100 by the " Atlanta Journal - Constitution " and a third team pick on the All - South team by Fox Sports South . The coaches in the Louisiana area also chose Williams as district MVP after he played running back , cornerback and returned kicks . College career . Williams attended the University of Notre Dame and majored in sociology . As a freshman in 1997 , he played in eight games making 97 appearances on special teams . For the first time in his college career he played cornerback against Pittsburgh . He broke into the starting lineup against Purdue in week four and played in all 12 of the Irish ' s games . He had eight tackles against Stanford , six against Boston College and seven against LSU . After not playing in 1999 as a junior , he was named the Irish ' s starting left cornerback in 2000 . He led defenders in playing time during 2000 and played in all 13 games which included the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game against Oregon State . Williams made three tackles against Texas A & M , eight tackles against Michigan State and had seven tackles against Stanford , a game in which he recorded his first sack . Professional career . New England Patriots . Williams was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft . As a rookie , Williams tore his anterior cruciate ligament and was placed on injured reserve after being active for only one game but not playing . In 2002 , Williams was hampered by an ankle injury throughout the offseason and was eventually released on September 1 , 2002 . On September 3 , 2002 , Williams was re - signed to the Patriots practice squad before being released on October 22 . Because he was a member of the Patriots during their 2001 Super Bowl championship season , Williams received a championship ring , which he later famously pawned for $ 3 , 500 at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop that is now featured on the TV series " Pawn Stars " and never picked it back up . Williams was offered $ 15 , 000 to sell the ring but declined . It is listed for sale at the pawn shop for $ 100 , 000 . First stint with Raiders . On October 24 , 2002 , Williams was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad . But after suffering a knee injury , Williams was released from the practice squad on November 19 . He was re - signed by the Raiders during the 2003 offseason . On August 28 , 2003 , Williams was once again released by the Raiders . Chicago Bears . Shortly after his release , Williams signed with the Chicago Bears . In 2003 , he played in 10 games for the Bears . Williams was released on August 26 , 2004 . Second stint with Raiders . Williams was re - signed by the Oakland Raiders on October 20 , 2004 . He was waived on October 27 . He was re - signed to the Raiders active roster on December 21 , 2004 . After spending the 2005 offseason , Williams was released at the end of training camp on August 29 , 2005 . Personal life . Williams ' 2001 Super Bowl ring has appeared on the new History Channel show , " Pawn Stars " . According to the official website for the show , the shop ' s proprietor has the ring for sale at $ 100 , 000 .