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Williams joins Mike Vrabel's staff as the Patriots defensive coordinator after spending six seasons on his staff in Tennessee. Williams has 27 years of coaching experience. His NFL coaching career started in 2012 as the defensive line coach with the Oakland Raiders (2012-14). He then spent three seasons (2015-17) as the defensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins before Vrabel hired him to be his defensive line coach in 2018. After five seasons as the defensive line coach for the Titans, Vrabel promoted him to assistant head coach/defensive line coach in 2023. Last year, Williams was the run game coordinator/defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions (2024).

Williams joins Mike Vrabel's staff as the Patriots defensive coordinator after spending six seasons on his staff in Tennessee. Williams has 27 years of coaching experience. His NFL coaching career started in 2012 as the defensive line coach with the Oakland Raiders (2012-14). He then spent three seasons (2015-17) as the defensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins before Vrabel hired him to be his defensive line coach in 2018. After five seasons as the defensive line coach for the Titans, Vrabel promoted him to assistant head coach/defensive line coach in 2023. Last year, Williams was the run game coordinator/defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions (2024).

Williams coaching career began in 1998 at Fort Scott Community College (1998). His collegiate coaching career included stops at North Carolina A&T (1999-01), Youngstown State (2002-03), Akron (2004-05), Purdue (2006-09) and Texas A&M (2010-11) before joining the Raiders in 2012.

From 2018-23, Williams contributed to defensive units that ranked fourth in the NFL in rushing yards allowed during that span. In 2022, Williams helped the Titans finish first in the NFL in rushing defense with an average of 76.9 rushing yards allowed per game.

A native of Los Angeles, California, Williams played college football as a nose guard at East Carolina and helped them earn a Liberty Bowl victory over Stanford in 1995.