draftyear finalyear debutyear statvalue birth_place article_title position draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick statlabel name
1983 1988 1983 15 1 80 washington , d.c. toby williams
 defensive lineman 10 nebraska 9 november 1959 wil539577 90 265 sacks fumble recoveries games played toby williams
toby williams

tobias williams -lrb- born november 19 , 1959 -rrb- is a former american football defensive lineman in the national football league .
he was drafted by the new york jets in the 10th round of the 1983 nfl draft .
he played six seasons , as a defensive end and defensive tackle , all with the patriots .
the 1987 season was interrupted by a labor dispute .
soon after the strike began , the patriots coaching staff accused williams of throwing a beer bottle at replacement players during a confrontation at a union picket line .
williams missed training camp the next summer ; the patriots retained his rights but they gave him permission to negotiate with other teams .
he signed with the patriots just before the season began .
he retired from pro football after that 1988 season .
since the mid-1990s , he has been an assistant coach at several high schools in suburban boston , as well as at bridgewater state college , dean college and the university at buffalo .
he played college football at nebraska .
his daughter candace williams is currently a star college basketball player with the university of new hampshire wildcats .
