Cary Williams Cary Eric Williams ( born December 23 , 1984 ) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Washburn University . Williams has also played for the Baltimore Ravens . Early years . Williams is the son of Calvin and Trina Golson . He attended Chaminade - Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood , Florida . College career . Fordham . Williams originally attended Fordham University , but after a year of limited playing time , transferred to Washburn University in Topeka , Kansas . Washburn . Williams had seven interceptions as a senior , which rank second on Washburn ' s single - season list . In his last season , He had two kickoff returns for touchdowns , which tied the Washburn season and career records . In 2007 , Against Missouri Southern , he had a 100 - yard kickoff return that tied the school record for longest runback . Williams was the only NCAA Division II player to be ranked in the top 10 in the nation in interceptions and kickoff return average in 2007 . Williams holds the distinction of being the only player in Washburn history to score on an interception , kickoff return and a reception in the same season . He graduated with a sports management major . Professional career . Pre - draft . During Pro Day , Williams had a 4 . 43 in the 40 - yard dash , a 1 . 47 in the 10 - yard dash , a 2 . 56 in the 20 - yard dash , and a 4 . 34 in the 20 - yard shuttle . He also had a 32 . 5 - inch vertical jump , 9 ' 11 " broad jump , 330 - pound squat , 245 - pound bench press , a 242 - pound power clean , and a 14 / 18 Wonderlic score . Tennessee Titans . Williams was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round ( 229th overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft . He became only the fifth Ichabod to be drafted in school history . On August 30 , 2008 , Williams was waived by the Titans . and re - signed to the team ' s practice squad . The Titans promoted Williams to their active roster on December 9 . He was injured after a game and finished the 2008 NFL season on Injured Reserve . Williams played in the NFL hall of fame game in 2009 . He had 2 tackles and knocked down a potential touchdown pass . He was declared inactive for the first 2 games of the 2009 season , and was cut when the team signed punter Reggie Hodges . He was re - signed to the practice squad on September 29 . The Titans signed Williams to the active roster on October 3 when quarterback Patrick Ramsey was released . He was waived on November 3 , to make room for Chris Davis . He was re - signed to the practice squad on November 5 . He had recorded 12 tackles through only four games , which caught the attention of the Ravens . Baltimore Ravens . Cary Williams was signed off the Titans practice squad by the Baltimore Ravens on November 24 , 2009 . He was a special teams contributor that season and saw little time on defense . He recorded eight tackles that year , mostly on special teams . In 2010 , Williams was suspended for the first two games of the season for conduct against the NFL ' s personnel conduct policy . Very few details were disclosed on the specifics of Williams ' actions . Despite all this , Williams played well in preseason and earned a roster spot . He had six tackles in 2010 as he saw more time in the secondary later that year . In a game against the Miami Dolphins , Williams caught a pass on a fake punt from Sam Koch and ran it for a first down . In 2011 , after the departures of corners Josh Wilson and Fabian Washington plus Williams again playing well in Training Camp and preseason , he earned his first NFL start alongside Lardarius Webb in a Week 1 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers . He had five tackles and contained Pittsburgh receiver Mike Wallace . In a divisional playoff win against the Houston Texans , Williams tackled Texans returner Jacoby Jones . Williams forced Jones to fumble , and the ball was recovered by fellow cornerback Jimmy Smith inside the five yard line . Williams was considered to have had an up and down 2011 campaign . Despite recording no interceptions , Williams had several good games and was noted for his aggressive playstyle . However , he often struggled while covering the deep ball . In week 3 of the 2012 season , Williams surrendered 121 yards to Tom Brady . However , the Ravens were able to squeeze by 31 - 30 . A week later however , Williams collected the first interception of his NFL career off Brandon Weeden of the Cleveland Browns and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown , partially redeeming his lackluster performance the week before . The score helped the Ravens win 23 - 16 and improve to 3 - 1 . He recorded three more interceptions that year , tying safety Ed Reed for the team lead with 4 . On January 6 , 2013 , during the Wild Card round of the 2012 playoffs against the Indianapolis Colts , Williams intercepted a pass deflection thrown by Colts quarterback Andrew Luck on 4th & 1 with 5 : 43 remaining in the 4th quarter on the Ravens 15 - yard line and returned it 41 yards . This proved to be one of the significant plays that helped the Ravens win the game 24 - 9 . On January 20 , 2013 , in the AFC Championship game against the Patriots , Williams intercepted a pass from Tom Brady in the end zone in the 4th quarter with 1 : 06 remaining in regulation , sealing the win for the Ravens 28 - 13 and a trip to Super Bowl XLVII . The Ravens would defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34 - 31 . Philadelphia Eagles . On March 14 , 2013 , Williams signed with the Philadelphia Eagles to a three - year , $ 17 million deal , including $ 5 . 75 million guaranteed .