Avery Milton Williamson is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Williamson played college football for the University of Kentucky. He has also played for the Tennessee Raiders and the New England Patriots.
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Avery Milton Williamson is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Kentucky. Williamson was named a second-team All-SEC selection in 2013. He has also played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and the Super Bowl XLVIII XLVII. He is a member of the AFC South and the AFC Championship Game teams for the Steelers and the Ravens. He also played for the Tennessee Raiders and the New England Patriots. He attended Milan High School in Milan, Tennessee, where he led his team to consecutive 14-1 records as a junior and senior, losing only in the state championship finals each year to Alcoa High School. He recorded 125 tackles with one interception and also rushed for 416 yards and seven touchdowns in his high school career. The Tennessee Titans signed Williamson to a four-year, USD 2. 41 million contract that includes a signing bonus of USD 194,452. He started 16 games and 12 starts in his rookie season in 2014 with 79 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and three sacks.
On October 11, 2015, Williamson remained as the starting inside linebacker, along with Zach Brown and Brian Orakpo, to begin the regular season with a 2–14 record. On November 17, 2014, Williamson recorded eight combined tackles and sacked Ben Roethlisberger twice during a 27–24 loss against the Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers. He made his first career start after surpassing Zaviar Gooden on the depth chart in a 29–28 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 5. In Week 8, Williamson made a season-high ten combined tackles, broke up a pass up, and recorded his first Career Sack on quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick as the Titans were defeated by the Houston Texans 30–24. The Titans hired Ken Whisenhunt as the co-defensive coordinator and the assistant head coach Dick LeBeau as the new head coach and the head coach of the defensive line in October 2015. He will also serve as the assistant defensive coordinator and co-offensive coordinator in 2016.
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