- Drafted 5th overall in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints.
- His favorite film of all time is Casablanca (1942).
- (July 25) Told Miami Dolphins head coach Dave Wannstedt he was quitting football. On July 28, Williams told The Miami Herald he failed a third drug test for marijuana, which would have meant a four-game suspension. He rushed for 6,354 yards and 41 touchdowns during his 5 year career. (2004)
- Won the Heisman Trophy in 1998 as a tailback for the University of Texas at Austin.
- It was announced that he tested positive for marijuana on 10 December 2003 and faces a $650,000 fine and a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy. He previously tested positive for marijuana shortly after he joined the Miami Dolphins in 2002; he is appealing. (14 May 2004)
- Named his daughter Marley after reggae singer Bob Marley. Also has a son, Prince.
- New Orleans Saints head coach Mike Ditka traded all of his 1999 draft picks to get Williams, the first time one player was the only draft pick of an NFL team. Williams and Ditka posed for the cover of ESPN Magazine as a bride and a groom with the heading "For Better or for Worse." Rapper Master P. negotiated his contract. Ditka was later fired for the team's poor performance, and Williams was traded to the Miami Dolphins on 8 March 2002.
- Twin brother of Cassie Williams. Brother of Nisey Williams. Son of Errick Williams and Sandy Williams.
- Selected out of high school in the 8th round of the 1995 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, and played four years (1995-1998) at the Class A level. He was taken in the 1998 Rule V Draft by the Montreal Expos, who sold his rights to the Texas Rangers.
- Running back with the New Orleans Saints (1999-2001), Miami Dolphins (2002-2005, 2007-2010), and Toronto Argonauts (2006).
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
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