text: Michael Troy Williams (born January 4, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL). Williams played college football at USC, and received consensus All-American recognition.  The Detroit Lions selected him in first round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and he also played for the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.
  
  Early years
  Williams was born in Tampa, Florida.  He attended Henry B. Plant High School in Tampa, and played both high school football and basketball for the Plant Panthers.  As a senior, Williams had 38 receptions for 789 yards (20.8 average reception) with 14 touchdowns.  Williams' honors included Tom Lemming All-American, Super Prep All-Dixie, PrepStar All-Southeast Region, St. Petersburg Times All-Suncoast second team, and Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County.
  
  During his junior year, Williams made the all-state Class 4A second team while making 35 receptions for 803 yards (22.9 avg.) and 14 touchdowns.
  
  As a sophomore, Williams made 28 receptions for 631 yards (22.5 avg.) and 10 touchdowns.
  
  In basketball, Williams was a 4-year Starter, winning over 100 games. As a Senior in 2002, Williams was a McDonald's All American Finalist. He earned “Tampa Tribune” All Hillsborough County 1st Team, District Tournament MVP, Western Conference MVP, and 3rd Team All State selections. Williams averaged 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists. As a junior in 2001, Williams earned Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County first team honors, averaging 14.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists while helping his team to the state semifinals. As a Freshman, Williams started every game, averaging 12.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists while leading the team in Blocks and Rebounds. Williams graduated as the All Time leader in Blocks and Rebounds in school history.
  
  College career
  Williams attended the University of Southern California, where he played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2002 to 2003.  Before attending USC, Williams was offered scholarships to Florida State University and the University of Florida, but neither school saw him as a wide receiver.  Williams played split end wide receiver during most of his games for USC.  Williams played in all 26 games during his freshman and sophomore years at USC, and started 15 of those games.  He wore jersey No. 1 while on the football team.
  
  His freshman season, he had 81 receptions for 1,265 yards and 14 touchdowns. These statistics are all USC and Pacific-10 Conference freshman records.
  
  Williams was named First-Team Freshman All-American choice by The Sporting News, Scripps/Football Writers, and Rivals.com. Selected as the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, named to the All-Pac-10 second team, All-American honorable mention, The Sporting News Freshman All-Pac-10 first team, and The Sporting News All-Pac-10 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year.
  
  In his final season, as a sophomore, Williams started all 13 games at wide receiver, and led the Trojans in receiving yards and touchdowns which resulted in 95 catches leading to 1,314 yards and 16 touchdowns.  Williams was a finalist for the 2003 Biletnikoff Award (nation's top receiver) while finishing eighth in Heisman Trophy voting. He also earned first team All-American (AP, ESPN.com, Football Writers, and SI.com among others) honors. Williams also was a 2003 All-Pac-10 First Team selection and CBS.Sportsline.com National Player of the Year. That year, he also completed two pass attempts for 38 yards and one touchdown against Michigan in the Rose Bowl, and blocked a field goal.
  
  College statistics
  
  Awards and honors
   Second-team All-Pac-10 (2002)
   Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (2002)
   First-team Sporting News Freshman All-American (2002)
   Honorable mention All-American (2002)
   First-team All-Pac-10 (2003)
   Consensus First-team All-American (2003)
   Biletnikoff Award finalist (2003)
  Heisman Trophy finalist (2003)
   CBS Sportsline.com National Player of the Year (2003)
  Sporting News National Player of the Year (2003)
  
  Professional career
  
  NFL draft controversy
  Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett was suspended by his school following his 2002 freshman year.  After being unable to gain reinstatement with Ohio State, Clarett made the decision to declare for the NFL Draft.  However, since Clarett was only of true sophomore eligibility, he had to legally challenge the NFL rule that a player must be three years removed from high school to be eligible for the NFL Draft.  After a court proceeding, a federal judge ruled that the NFL could not legally bar Clarett from entering the 2004 NFL Draft.
  
  Williams, having completed his sophomore year and only two years removed from high school, made the decision to declare for the 2004 NFL Draft as well after hearing the federal judge's ruling.  Williams hired an agent and moved forward presenting himself as a legitimate first round pick (and most, if not all, NFL pundits and NFL personnel agreed that Williams was a first round choice).  By declaring his intent to enter the draft, hiring an agent to represent his interests, and filing the NFL paperwork necessary to enter the draft, he made himself ineligible for NCAA reinstatement.
  
  Before the 2004 NFL Draft, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned the Federal Judge's decision allowing Clarett to enter the Draft.  Additionally, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear a final appeal. Clarett and Williams were ineligible for the 2004 NFL Draft.
  
  As Williams was ineligible for NCAA reinstatement, he was required to sit the entire 2004 football season and was not allowed to practice with USC as well.
  
  Pre-draft
  
  Detroit Lions
  Despite sitting out an entire season, Williams was selected 10th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, the third WR drafted in the first round in as many years by the Lions. Williams selected jersey #88, which had been retired in honor of Hall of Fame tight end Charlie Sanders.
  
  As a rookie in 2005, Williams, appeared in 14 games with four starts. Williams recorded his first touchdown catch in his NFL debut, a 3-yard pass from quarterback Joey Harrington, in the season opener against Green Bay. Williams made his first career start against the Ravens and had 1 reception for 7 yards. Williams had a career-long, 49-yard reception in Cleveland. He finished that game with 5 receptions for 95 yards. Williams then again started in Minnesota and had 4 receptions for 43 yards. Three-of-four receptions were for first downs. Williams was then inactive for the Lions game in Dallas due to an injured ankle. Williams had a season-high 6 receptions for 84 yards against Atlanta and had a 21-yard reception for a first down in New Orleans on the Lions opening drive.
  
  He finished his rookie season with 29 receptions for 350 yards and 1 touchdown.
  
  In 2006, Williams was on the inactive list for both of the Lions' first two games. He played in just eight games in the 2006 season, and made eight catches for 99 yards and one touchdown. During the Lions' Week 15 loss at Green Bay, Williams led the Lions in receiving yards after catching three passes for 42 yards. Williams caught two more passes in a Week 16 loss to Chicago, but posted several drops as well, and was unable to secure a potential game-winning touchdown pass thrown by Jon Kitna as time expired. During the Lions' Week 17 win on the road in Dallas, Williams caught two passes, including a fourth quarter 50-yard pass.
  
  Oakland Raiders
  Williams was traded along with Josh McCown to the Oakland Raiders during the first day of the 2007 NFL Draft in exchange for a 2007 fourth-round pick which the Lions used to select A.J. Davis. In Oakland, Williams reunited with his former college position coach Lane Kiffin.
  
  Tennessee Titans
  Williams signed with the Tennessee Titans on November 22, 2007, reuniting him with former USC running back LenDale White and his former offensive coordinator from USC, Norm Chow.
  
  Seattle Seahawks
  After spending two years out of football, Williams signed with the Seattle Seahawks on April 15, 2010, reuniting Williams with former USC head coach Pete Carroll. After the Seahawks released T. J. Houshmandzadeh, Williams joined the starting unit, and during his debut for Seattle, Williams recorded four catches for 64 yards. In Week 6, he had career highs in both catches and yards going 10 catches for 123 yards in a 23–20 win against Chicago. He topped this performance four weeks later against the Cardinals, catching 11 passes for 145 yards. On Monday, January 3, the Seahawks rewarded Williams for his comeback season with a three-year contract extension. Williams responded by catching a touchdown pass in the Seahawks' wildcard victory over the New Orleans Saints, and two touchdowns in the following round's loss to Chicago. , Williams, Steve Largent, Jerramy Stevens and Jermaine Kearse as the only four Seahawks with two receiving touchdowns in a single post-season game; he is also the only receiver in franchise history with three receiving touchdowns in the same postseason.
  
  Williams followed this up with a disappointing 2011 season in which he broke his leg and ankle and had only 18 catches.
  
  He was released by the Seattle Seahawks on July 13, 2012.
  
  Toronto Argonauts
  On May 23, 2013, Williams signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was released by the team on May 31.
  
  Career statistics
  
  Coaching career
  After retiring in 2011, Williams coached defensive backs in his first season of high school in Los Angeles. Williams was both the football and basketball head coach at Brentwood School. In 2014, Williams accepted a position as head coach at Locke High School in Los Angeles. In March 2016, he became the head coach at Van Nuys High School.
  Williams accepted the head coaching job at Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida. Accepting the position following the resignation of coach David Mitchell, who stepped away after 14 seasons to deal with family medical issues, he embraces the challenge of coaching in Florida's highest class, 8A. He passed on his alma mater and Tampa powerhouse, Plant High School, saying “I didn’t even apply.”
  
  References
  
  External links
   Seattle Seahawks profile
  
  1984 births
  Living people
  African-American basketball players
  African-American players of American football
  African-American players of Canadian football
  All-American college football players
  American football tight ends
  American football wide receivers
  American men's basketball players
  Basketball players from Tampa, Florida
  Canadian football wide receivers
  Detroit Lions players
  Henry B. Plant High School alumni
  High school football coaches in California
  High school football coaches in Florida
  Oakland Raiders players
  Players of American football from Tampa, Florida
  Players of Canadian football from Tampa, Florida
  Seattle Seahawks players
  Tennessee Titans players
  Toronto Argonauts players
  USC Trojans football players
  21st-century African-American sportspeople
  20th-century African-American people
sentences: Michael Troy Williams (born January 4, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL). Williams played college football at USC, and received consensus All-American recognition. The Detroit Lions selected him in first round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and he also played for the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. Early years
  Williams was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended Henry B. Plant High School in Tampa, and played both high school football and basketball for the Plant Panthers. As a senior, Williams had 38 receptions for 789 yards (20.8 average reception) with 14 touchdowns. Williams' honors included Tom Lemming All-American, Super Prep All-Dixie, PrepStar All-Southeast Region, St. Petersburg Times All-Suncoast second team, and Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County. During his junior year, Williams made the all-state Class 4A second team while making 35 receptions for 803 yards (22.9 avg.) and 14 touchdowns. As a sophomore, Williams made 28 receptions for 631 yards (22.5 avg.) and 10 touchdowns. In basketball, Williams was a 4-year Starter, winning over 100 games. As a Senior in 2002, Williams was a McDonald's All American Finalist. He earned “Tampa Tribune” All Hillsborough County 1st Team, District Tournament MVP, Western Conference MVP, and 3rd Team All State selections. Williams averaged 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists. As a junior in 2001, Williams earned Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County first team honors, averaging 14.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists while helping his team to the state semifinals. As a Freshman, Williams started every game, averaging 12.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists while leading the team in Blocks and Rebounds. Williams graduated as the All Time leader in Blocks and Rebounds in school history. College career
  Williams attended the University of Southern California, where he played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2002 to 2003. Before attending USC, Williams was offered scholarships to Florida State University and the University of Florida, but neither school saw him as a wide receiver. Williams played split end wide receiver during most of his games for USC. Williams played in all 26 games during his freshman and sophomore years at USC, and started 15 of those games. He wore jersey No. 1 while on the football team. His freshman season, he had 81 receptions for 1,265 yards and 14 touchdowns. These statistics are all USC and Pacific-10 Conference freshman records. Williams was named First-Team Freshman All-American choice by The Sporting News, Scripps/Football Writers, and Rivals.com. Selected as the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, named to the All-Pac-10 second team, All-American honorable mention, The Sporting News Freshman All-Pac-10 first team, and The Sporting News All-Pac-10 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year. In his final season, as a sophomore, Williams started all 13 games at wide receiver, and led the Trojans in receiving yards and touchdowns which resulted in 95 catches leading to 1,314 yards and 16 touchdowns. Williams was a finalist for the 2003 Biletnikoff Award (nation's top receiver) while finishing eighth in Heisman Trophy voting. He also earned first team All-American (AP, ESPN.com, Football Writers, and SI.com among others) honors. Williams also was a 2003 All-Pac-10 First Team selection and CBS.Sportsline.com National Player of the Year. That year, he also completed two pass attempts for 38 yards and one touchdown against Michigan in the Rose Bowl, and blocked a field goal. College statistics
  
  Awards and honors
   Second-team All-Pac-10 (2002)
   Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (2002)
   First-team Sporting News Freshman All-American (2002)
   Honorable mention All-American (2002)
   First-team All-Pac-10 (2003)
   Consensus First-team All-American (2003)
   Biletnikoff Award finalist (2003)
  Heisman Trophy finalist (2003)
   CBS Sportsline.com National Player of the Year (2003)
  Sporting News National Player of the Year (2003)
  
  Professional career
  
  NFL draft controversy
  Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett was suspended by his school following his 2002 freshman year. After being unable to gain reinstatement with Ohio State, Clarett made the decision to declare for the NFL Draft. However, since Clarett was only of true sophomore eligibility, he had to legally challenge the NFL rule that a player must be three years removed from high school to be eligible for the NFL Draft. After a court proceeding, a federal judge ruled that the NFL could not legally bar Clarett from entering the 2004 NFL Draft. Williams, having completed his sophomore year and only two years removed from high school, made the decision to declare for the 2004 NFL Draft as well after hearing the federal judge's ruling. Williams hired an agent and moved forward presenting himself as a legitimate first round pick (and most, if not all, NFL pundits and NFL personnel agreed that Williams was a first round choice). By declaring his intent to enter the draft, hiring an agent to represent his interests, and filing the NFL paperwork necessary to enter the draft, he made himself ineligible for NCAA reinstatement. Before the 2004 NFL Draft, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned the Federal Judge's decision allowing Clarett to enter the Draft. Additionally, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear a final appeal. Clarett and Williams were ineligible for the 2004 NFL Draft. As Williams was ineligible for NCAA reinstatement, he was required to sit the entire 2004 football season and was not allowed to practice with USC as well. Pre-draft
  
  Detroit Lions
  Despite sitting out an entire season, Williams was selected 10th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, the third WR drafted in the first round in as many years by the Lions. Williams selected jersey #88, which had been retired in honor of Hall of Fame tight end Charlie Sanders. As a rookie in 2005, Williams, appeared in 14 games with four starts. Williams recorded his first touchdown catch in his NFL debut, a 3-yard pass from quarterback Joey Harrington, in the season opener against Green Bay. Williams made his first career start against the Ravens and had 1 reception for 7 yards. Williams had a career-long, 49-yard reception in Cleveland. He finished that game with 5 receptions for 95 yards. Williams then again started in Minnesota and had 4 receptions for 43 yards. Three-of-four receptions were for first downs. Williams was then inactive for the Lions game in Dallas due to an injured ankle. Williams had a season-high 6 receptions for 84 yards against Atlanta and had a 21-yard reception for a first down in New Orleans on the Lions opening drive. He finished his rookie season with 29 receptions for 350 yards and 1 touchdown. In 2006, Williams was on the inactive list for both of the Lions' first two games. He played in just eight games in the 2006 season, and made eight catches for 99 yards and one touchdown. During the Lions' Week 15 loss at Green Bay, Williams led the Lions in receiving yards after catching three passes for 42 yards. Williams caught two more passes in a Week 16 loss to Chicago, but posted several drops as well, and was unable to secure a potential game-winning touchdown pass thrown by Jon Kitna as time expired. During the Lions' Week 17 win on the road in Dallas, Williams caught two passes, including a fourth quarter 50-yard pass. Oakland Raiders
  Williams was traded along with Josh McCown to the Oakland Raiders during the first day of the 2007 NFL Draft in exchange for a 2007 fourth-round pick which the Lions used to select A.J. Davis. In Oakland, Williams reunited with his former college position coach Lane Kiffin. Tennessee Titans
  Williams signed with the Tennessee Titans on November 22, 2007, reuniting him with former USC running back LenDale White and his former offensive coordinator from USC, Norm Chow. Seattle Seahawks
  After spending two years out of football, Williams signed with the Seattle Seahawks on April 15, 2010, reuniting Williams with former USC head coach Pete Carroll. After the Seahawks released T. J. Houshmandzadeh, Williams joined the starting unit, and during his debut for Seattle, Williams recorded four catches for 64 yards. In Week 6, he had career highs in both catches and yards going 10 catches for 123 yards in a 23–20 win against Chicago. He topped this performance four weeks later against the Cardinals, catching 11 passes for 145 yards. On Monday, January 3, the Seahawks rewarded Williams for his comeback season with a three-year contract extension. Williams responded by catching a touchdown pass in the Seahawks' wildcard victory over the New Orleans Saints, and two touchdowns in the following round's loss to Chicago. , Williams, Steve Largent, Jerramy Stevens and Jermaine Kearse as the only four Seahawks with two receiving touchdowns in a single post-season game; he is also the only receiver in franchise history with three receiving touchdowns in the same postseason. Williams followed this up with a disappointing 2011 season in which he broke his leg and ankle and had only 18 catches. He was released by the Seattle Seahawks on July 13, 2012. Toronto Argonauts
  On May 23, 2013, Williams signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was released by the team on May 31. Career statistics
  
  Coaching career
  After retiring in 2011, Williams coached defensive backs in his first season of high school in Los Angeles. Williams was both the football and basketball head coach at Brentwood School. In 2014, Williams accepted a position as head coach at Locke High School in Los Angeles. In March 2016, he became the head coach at Van Nuys High School. Williams accepted the head coaching job at Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida. Accepting the position following the resignation of coach David Mitchell, who stepped away after 14 seasons to deal with family medical issues, he embraces the challenge of coaching in Florida's highest class, 8A. He passed on his alma mater and Tampa powerhouse, Plant High School, saying “I didn’t even apply.”
  
  References
  
  External links
   Seattle Seahawks profile
  
  1984 births
  Living people
  African-American basketball players
  African-American players of American football
  African-American players of Canadian football
  All-American college football players
  American football tight ends
  American football wide receivers
  American men's basketball players
  Basketball players from Tampa, Florida
  Canadian football wide receivers
  Detroit Lions players
  Henry B. Plant High School alumni
  High school football coaches in California
  High school football coaches in Florida
  Oakland Raiders players
  Players of American football from Tampa, Florida
  Players of Canadian football from Tampa, Florida
  Seattle Seahawks players
  Tennessee Titans players
  Toronto Argonauts players
  USC Trojans football players
  21st-century African-American sportspeople
  20th-century African-American people
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Williams was named to the All-Hillsborough County first team as a junior in 2001 and helped his team to the state semifinals. Williams started every game as a Freshman and averaged 12.6 points, 9.6 rebound and 4.6 assists while leading the team in Blocks and Rebounds. Williams was the All Time leader in Blocks and Rebounds. Williams attended the University of Southern California and was a member of the USC football team from 2002 to 2003 Williams was offered scholarships to Florida State University and the University of Florida, but neither school saw him as a wide receiver. Williams was a split end wide receiver at USC. During his freshman and sophomore years at USC, Williams played in all 26 games. He wore a jersey. While on the football team. He had 81 catches for 1,265 yards and 14 touchdown in his freshman season. USC and the Pacific-10 Conference have freshman records. Williams was named a Freshman All-American by a number of publications. Selected as the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, named to the All-Pac-10 second team, All-American honorable mention, and The Sporting News All-Pac-10 Freshman offensive player of the year. 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Williams was an All-Pac-10 First Team selection in 2003 and a CBS.Sportsline.com National Player of the Year. In the Rose Bowl, he blocked a field goal and completed two pass attempts for 38 yards and one touchdown. First-team All-American 2002 Honorable mention All-American 2002 First-team All-Pac-10 2003 Consensus First-team All-American 2003 Biletnikoff Award finalist After being unable to return to Ohio State, he decided to enter the draft. The NFL rule that a player must be three years removed from high school to be eligible for the draft was challenged by Clarett. After a court proceeding, a federal judge ruled that the NFL couldn't legally prevent the player from entering the draft. Williams, who had completed his sophomore year and only two years removed from high school, made the decision to declare for the 2004 NFL Draft as well after hearing the federal judge's ruling. Williams hired an agent and moved forward presenting himself as a legitimate first round pick, even though most, if not all, NFL pundits and NFL personnel agreed that Williams was a first round choice. He made himself ineligible for NCAA reinstatement by declaring his intent to enter the draft, hiring an agent, and filing paperwork for the draft. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned the Federal Judge's decision to allow Clarett to enter the draft. The United States Supreme Court refused to hear the final appeal. They were ineligible for the draft. Williams wasn't allowed to practice with USC as well as sit the entire 2004 football season because he was ineligible for NCAA reinstatement. Despite sitting out a entire season, Williams was selected 10th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, the third receiver drafted in the first round in as many years by the Lions. The jersey #88 was retired in honor of a Hall of Fame tight end. In 2005, Williams appeared in 14 games with four starts. In the season opener against Green Bay, Williams recorded his first touchdown catch in the National Football League. Williams had one reception for 7 yards in his first career start. Williams had a career-long reception. He had 5 catches for 95 yards. In Minnesota, Williams had 4 catches for 43 yards. Three of the four were for first downs. Williams was inactive for the Dallas game because of an injured ankle. Williams had a season-high 6 reception for 84 yards against Atlanta and had a 21-yard reception for a first down in New Orleans. 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In a Week 16 loss to Chicago, Williams caught two more passes, but posted several drops, and was unable to get a potential game-winning touchdown pass thrown by Jon Kitna as time expired. During the fourth quarter of the Lions' Week 17 win in Dallas, Williams caught a 50-yard pass. In exchange for a fourth-round pick the Lions used to select A.J., Williams was traded to the Oakland Raiders. Davis. Williams and Kiffin were together in Oakland. On November 22, 2007, Williams joined the TennesseeTitans, returning him to his former USC teammates, including White and Chow. After spending two years out of football, Williams signed with the Seattle Seahawks on April 15, 2010. During his debut for Seattle, Williams recorded four catches for 64 yards. He had career highs in both catches and yards in a win against Chicago in Week 6. He caught 11 passes for 145 yards against the Cards four weeks later. Williams received a three-year contract extension from the Seahawks on Monday, January 3. In the first round of the playoffs, Williams caught a touchdown pass in the victory over the New Orleans Saints, and two more in the loss to the Chicago Bears. He is the only receiver in franchise history with three receiving touchdown in the same playoff game, as well as being the only one with two receiving touchdown in a single post-season game. 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Williams was the basketball and football coach at the school. Williams was the head coach at Locke High School in Los Angeles. He was the head coach at Van Nuys High School. Williams was hired as the head coach at Wharton High School. Following the resignation of David Mitchell, who stepped away after 14 seasons to deal with family medical issues, he accepted the position and embraced the challenge of coaching in Florida's highest class, 8A. He did not apply to his alma mater, Plant High School. Plant High School alumni are high school football coaches in California and Florida.
masked_text_original: <mask> (born January 4, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL). <mask> played college football at USC, and received consensus All-American recognition. The Detroit Lions selected him in first round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and he also played for the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. Early years
  <mask> was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended Henry B. Plant High School in Tampa, and played both high school football and basketball for the Plant Panthers. As a senior, <mask> had 38 receptions for 789 yards (20.8 average reception) with 14 touchdowns.<mask>' honors included Tom Lemming All-American, Super Prep All-Dixie, PrepStar All-Southeast Region, St. Petersburg Times All-Suncoast second team, and Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County. During his junior year, <mask> made the all-state Class 4A second team while making 35 receptions for 803 yards (22.9 avg.) and 14 touchdowns. As a sophomore, <mask> made 28 receptions for 631 yards (22.5 avg.) and 10 touchdowns. In basketball, <mask> was a 4-year Starter, winning over 100 games. As a Senior in 2002, <mask> was a McDonald's All American Finalist.He earned “Tampa Tribune” All Hillsborough County 1st Team, District Tournament MVP, Western Conference MVP, and 3rd Team All State selections. <mask> averaged 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists. As a junior in 2001, <mask> earned Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County first team honors, averaging 14.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists while helping his team to the state semifinals. As a Freshman, <mask> started every game, averaging 12.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists while leading the team in Blocks and Rebounds. <mask> graduated as the All Time leader in Blocks and Rebounds in school history. College career
  <mask> attended the University of Southern California, where he played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2002 to 2003. Before attending USC, <mask> was offered scholarships to Florida State University and the University of Florida, but neither school saw him as a wide receiver.<mask> played split end wide receiver during most of his games for USC. <mask> played in all 26 games during his freshman and sophomore years at USC, and started 15 of those games. He wore jersey No. 1 while on the football team. His freshman season, he had 81 receptions for 1,265 yards and 14 touchdowns. These statistics are all USC and Pacific-10 Conference freshman records. <mask> was named First-Team Freshman All-American choice by The Sporting News, Scripps/Football Writers, and Rivals.com.Selected as the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, named to the All-Pac-10 second team, All-American honorable mention, The Sporting News Freshman All-Pac-10 first team, and The Sporting News All-Pac-10 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year. In his final season, as a sophomore, <mask> started all 13 games at wide receiver, and led the Trojans in receiving yards and touchdowns which resulted in 95 catches leading to 1,314 yards and 16 touchdowns. <mask> was a finalist for the 2003 Biletnikoff Award (nation's top receiver) while finishing eighth in Heisman Trophy voting. He also earned first team All-American (AP, ESPN.com, Football Writers, and SI.com among others) honors. <mask> also was a 2003 All-Pac-10 First Team selection and CBS.Sportsline.com National Player of the Year. That year, he also completed two pass attempts for 38 yards and one touchdown against Michigan in the Rose Bowl, and blocked a field goal. College statistics
  
  Awards and honors
   Second-team All-Pac-10 (2002)
   Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (2002)
   First-team Sporting News Freshman All-American (2002)
   Honorable mention All-American (2002)
   First-team All-Pac-10 (2003)
   Consensus First-team All-American (2003)
   Biletnikoff Award finalist (2003)
  Heisman Trophy finalist (2003)
   CBS Sportsline.com National Player of the Year (2003)
  Sporting News National Player of the Year (2003)
  
  Professional career
  
  NFL draft controversy
  Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett was suspended by his school following his 2002 freshman year.After being unable to gain reinstatement with Ohio State, Clarett made the decision to declare for the NFL Draft. However, since Clarett was only of true sophomore eligibility, he had to legally challenge the NFL rule that a player must be three years removed from high school to be eligible for the NFL Draft. After a court proceeding, a federal judge ruled that the NFL could not legally bar Clarett from entering the 2004 NFL Draft. <mask>, having completed his sophomore year and only two years removed from high school, made the decision to declare for the 2004 NFL Draft as well after hearing the federal judge's ruling. <mask> hired an agent and moved forward presenting himself as a legitimate first round pick (and most, if not all, NFL pundits and NFL personnel agreed that <mask> was a first round choice). By declaring his intent to enter the draft, hiring an agent to represent his interests, and filing the NFL paperwork necessary to enter the draft, he made himself ineligible for NCAA reinstatement. Before the 2004 NFL Draft, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned the Federal Judge's decision allowing Clarett to enter the Draft.Additionally, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear a final appeal. Clarett and <mask> were ineligible for the 2004 NFL Draft. As <mask> was ineligible for NCAA reinstatement, he was required to sit the entire 2004 football season and was not allowed to practice with USC as well. Pre-draft
  
  Detroit Lions
  Despite sitting out an entire season, <mask> was selected 10th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, the third WR drafted in the first round in as many years by the Lions. <mask> selected jersey #88, which had been retired in honor of Hall of Fame tight end Charlie Sanders. As a rookie in 2005, <mask>, appeared in 14 games with four starts. <mask> recorded his first touchdown catch in his NFL debut, a 3-yard pass from quarterback Joey Harrington, in the season opener against Green Bay.<mask> made his first career start against the Ravens and had 1 reception for 7 yards. <mask> had a career-long, 49-yard reception in Cleveland. He finished that game with 5 receptions for 95 yards. <mask> then again started in Minnesota and had 4 receptions for 43 yards. Three-of-four receptions were for first downs. <mask> was then inactive for the Lions game in Dallas due to an injured ankle. <mask> had a season-high 6 receptions for 84 yards against Atlanta and had a 21-yard reception for a first down in New Orleans on the Lions opening drive.He finished his rookie season with 29 receptions for 350 yards and 1 touchdown. In 2006, <mask> was on the inactive list for both of the Lions' first two games. He played in just eight games in the 2006 season, and made eight catches for 99 yards and one touchdown. During the Lions' Week 15 loss at Green Bay, <mask> led the Lions in receiving yards after catching three passes for 42 yards. <mask> caught two more passes in a Week 16 loss to Chicago, but posted several drops as well, and was unable to secure a potential game-winning touchdown pass thrown by Jon Kitna as time expired. During the Lions' Week 17 win on the road in Dallas, <mask> caught two passes, including a fourth quarter 50-yard pass. Oakland Raiders
  <mask> was traded along with Josh McCown to the Oakland Raiders during the first day of the 2007 NFL Draft in exchange for a 2007 fourth-round pick which the Lions used to select A.J.Davis. In Oakland, <mask> reunited with his former college position coach Lane Kiffin. Tennessee Titans
  <mask> signed with the Tennessee Titans on November 22, 2007, reuniting him with former USC running back LenDale White and his former offensive coordinator from USC, Norm Chow. Seattle Seahawks
  After spending two years out of football, <mask> signed with the Seattle Seahawks on April 15, 2010, reuniting <mask> with former USC head coach Pete Carroll. After the Seahawks released T. J. Houshmandzadeh, <mask> joined the starting unit, and during his debut for Seattle, <mask> recorded four catches for 64 yards. In Week 6, he had career highs in both catches and yards going 10 catches for 123 yards in a 23–20 win against Chicago. He topped this performance four weeks later against the Cardinals, catching 11 passes for 145 yards.On Monday, January 3, the Seahawks rewarded <mask> for his comeback season with a three-year contract extension. <mask> responded by catching a touchdown pass in the Seahawks' wildcard victory over the New Orleans Saints, and two touchdowns in the following round's loss to Chicago. , <mask>, Steve Largent, Jerramy Stevens and Jermaine Kearse as the only four Seahawks with two receiving touchdowns in a single post-season game; he is also the only receiver in franchise history with three receiving touchdowns in the same postseason. <mask> followed this up with a disappointing 2011 season in which he broke his leg and ankle and had only 18 catches. He was released by the Seattle Seahawks on July 13, 2012. Toronto Argonauts
  On May 23, 2013, <mask> signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was released by the team on May 31.Career statistics
  
  Coaching career
  After retiring in 2011, <mask> coached defensive backs in his first season of high school in Los Angeles. <mask> was both the football and basketball head coach at Brentwood School. In 2014, <mask> accepted a position as head coach at Locke High School in Los Angeles. In March 2016, he became the head coach at Van Nuys High School. <mask> accepted the head coaching job at Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida. Accepting the position following the resignation of coach David Mitchell, who stepped away after 14 seasons to deal with family medical issues, he embraces the challenge of coaching in Florida's highest class, 8A. He passed on his alma mater and Tampa powerhouse, Plant High School, saying “I didn’t even apply.”
  
  References
  
  External links
   Seattle Seahawks profile
  
  1984 births
  Living people
  African-American basketball players
  African-American players of American football
  African-American players of Canadian football
  All-American college football players
  American football tight ends
  American football wide receivers
  American men's basketball players
  Basketball players from Tampa, Florida
  Canadian football wide receivers
  Detroit Lions players
  Henry B.Plant High School alumni
  High school football coaches in California
  High school football coaches in Florida
  Oakland Raiders players
  Players of American football from Tampa, Florida
  Players of Canadian football from Tampa, Florida
  Seattle Seahawks players
  Tennessee Titans players
  Toronto Argonauts players
  USC Trojans football players
  21st-century African-American sportspeople
  20th-century African-American people
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There were 10 touchdown. <mask> was 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 <mask> was a McDonald's All American finalist.He was selected to the 3rd Team All State and earned the title of Western Conference Most Valuable Player. <mask> had 16.9 points, 8.3 rebound, and 4.6 assists. <mask> was named to the All-Hillsborough County first team as a junior in 2001 and helped his team to the state semifinals. <mask> started every game as a Freshman and averaged 12.6 points, 9.6 rebound and 4.6 assists while leading the team in Blocks and Rebounds. <mask> was the All Time leader in Blocks and Rebounds. <mask> attended the University of Southern California and was a member of the USC football team from 2002 to 2003 <mask> was offered scholarships to Florida State University and the University of Florida, but neither school saw him as a wide receiver.<mask> was a split end wide receiver at USC. During his freshman and sophomore years at USC, <mask> played in all 26 games. He wore a jersey. While on the football team. He had 81 catches for 1,265 yards and 14 touchdown in his freshman season. USC and the Pacific-10 Conference have freshman records. <mask> was named a Freshman All-American by a number of publications.Selected as the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, named to the All-Pac-10 second team, All-American honorable mention, and The Sporting News All-Pac-10 Freshman offensive player of the year. <mask> was 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 <mask> was a finalist for the 2003 Biletnikoff Award, the nation's top receiver. He was named first team All-American by AP, Football Writers, and SI.com. <mask> was an All-Pac-10 First Team selection in 2003 and a CBS.Sportsline.com National Player of the Year. In the Rose Bowl, he blocked a field goal and completed two pass attempts for 38 yards and one touchdown. First-team All-American 2002 Honorable mention All-American 2002 First-team All-Pac-10 2003 Consensus First-team All-American 2003 Biletnikoff Award finalistAfter being unable to return to Ohio State, he decided to enter the draft. The NFL rule that a player must be three years removed from high school to be eligible for the draft was challenged by Clarett. After a court proceeding, a federal judge ruled that the NFL couldn't legally prevent the player from entering the draft. <mask>, who had completed his sophomore year and only two years removed from high school, made the decision to declare for the 2004 NFL Draft as well after hearing the federal judge's ruling. <mask> hired an agent and moved forward presenting himself as a legitimate first round pick, even though most, if not all, NFL pundits and NFL personnel agreed that <mask> was a first round choice. He made himself ineligible for NCAA reinstatement by declaring his intent to enter the draft, hiring an agent, and filing paperwork for the draft. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned the Federal Judge's decision to allow Clarett to enter the draft.The United States Supreme Court refused to hear the final appeal. They were ineligible for the draft. <mask> wasn't allowed to practice with USC as well as sit the entire 2004 football season because he was ineligible for NCAA reinstatement. Despite sitting out a entire season, <mask> was selected 10th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, the third receiver drafted in the first round in as many years by the Lions. The jersey #88 was retired in honor of a Hall of Fame tight end. In 2005, <mask> appeared in 14 games with four starts. In the season opener against Green Bay, <mask> recorded his first touchdown catch in the National Football League.<mask> had one reception for 7 yards in his first career start. <mask> had a career-long reception. He had 5 catches for 95 yards. In Minnesota, <mask> had 4 catches for 43 yards. Three of the four were for first downs. <mask> was inactive for the Dallas game because of an injured ankle. <mask> had a season-high 6 reception for 84 yards against Atlanta and had a 21-yard reception for a first down in New Orleans.He was 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 <mask> was on the inactive list for the first two games. He played in eight games in 2006 and made eight catches for 99 yards and one touchdown. <mask> led the Lions in receiving yards after catching three passes for 42 yards. In a Week 16 loss to Chicago, <mask> caught two more passes, but posted several drops, and was unable to get a potential game-winning touchdown pass thrown by Jon Kitna as time expired. During the fourth quarter of the Lions' Week 17 win in Dallas, <mask> caught a 50-yard pass. In exchange for a fourth-round pick the Lions used to select A.J., Williams was traded to the Oakland Raiders.Davis. <mask> and Kiffin were together in Oakland. On November 22, 2007, <mask> joined the TennesseeTitans, returning him to his former USC teammates, including White and Chow. After spending two years out of football, <mask> signed with the Seattle Seahawks on April 15, 2010. During his debut for Seattle, <mask> recorded four catches for 64 yards. He had career highs in both catches and yards in a win against Chicago in Week 6. He caught 11 passes for 145 yards against the Cards four weeks later.<mask> received a three-year contract extension from the Seahawks on Monday, January 3. In the first round of the playoffs, <mask> caught a touchdown pass in the victory over the New Orleans Saints, and two more in the loss to the Chicago Bears. He is the only receiver in franchise history with three receiving touchdown in the same playoff game, as well as being the only one with two receiving touchdown in a single post-season game. <mask> was 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 On July 13, 2012 he was released by the Seattle Seahawks. <mask> joined the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. The team released him on May 31.<mask> coached defensive backs in his first season as a high school coach. <mask> was the basketball and football coach at the school. <mask> was the head coach at Locke High School in Los Angeles. He was the head coach at Van Nuys High School. <mask> was hired as the head coach at Wharton High School. Following the resignation of David Mitchell, who stepped away after 14 seasons to deal with family medical issues, he accepted the position and embraced the challenge of coaching in Florida's highest class, 8A. He did not apply to his alma mater, Plant High School.Plant High School alumni are high school football coaches in California and Florida.