{"id":28999,"date":"2017-07-31T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosportsprod.wpengine.com\/news\/grambling-rookie-chad-williams-position-succeed-arizona-cardinals-byby\/"},"modified":"2017-07-31T17:22:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:22:00","slug":"grambling-rookie-chad-williams-position-succeed-arizona-cardinals-byby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/grambling-rookie-chad-williams-position-succeed-arizona-cardinals-byby\/","title":{"rendered":"Rookie Chad Williams in Position to Succeed with Arizona Cardinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chad Williams<\/a> put up huge numbers for Grambling State<\/a>, and now in his rookie training camp with the Arizona Cardinals, he's in position to develop into a productive NFL receiver.<\/p>\n

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RELATED: <\/strong>Every FCS Football Player on NFL Training Camp Rosters<\/a>
\nMORE:<\/strong> Chad Williams College Highlights<\/a><\/p>\n

The 6-foot-2, 204 pound receiver hauled in 90 passes for more than 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns last year for the Tigers, and his 4.37 40-yard dash and 35.5 vertical leap caught the eye of the Arizona Cardinals. They selected him 98th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft with a third-round pick.<\/p>\n

Now on the Cardinals roster, Williams is in prime position to advance quickly.<\/p>\n

First, he has possibly the best position mentor in all of the NFL — Larry Fitzgerald. The 14-year vet and 10-time Pro Bowler is just shy of 15,000 career receiving yards, the leader among active receivers and ninth all-time in NFL history. <\/p>\n

Williams will be in the wide receivers room, on the practice field, and in film study with Fitzgerald daily. And Fitzgerald has already praised Williams, saying he reminds him of<\/a> "Anquan Boldin in terms of the strength of his hands. Once it touches his hands it just doesn't move. He's got unbelievably strong hands."<\/p>\n

On the other side of the ball, Williams will go up against one of the better secondary units in the NFL each day in practice — guys like Patrick Peterson, Justin Bethel, Tyran Mathieu and Antoine Bethea.<\/p>\n

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One of my favorite things to watch in practice. @P2<\/a> getting rookie WR Chad Williams ready. #CardsCamp<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lzniOI8zvr<\/a><\/p>\n

— Lisa Matthews (@LisaMatthewsAZ) July 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Williams heads into camp competing for a depth spot in the Cardinals wide receiver ranks. He has his work cut out for him to get on the field, but he's in a position to hone his craft as he begins his NFL career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chad Williams put up huge numbers for Grambling State, and now in his rookie training camp with the Arizona Cardinals, he's in position to develop into a productive NFL receiver. 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