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FWST: TCU reserve gets call in NFL Draft
By Stefan Stevenson
sstevenson@star-telegram.com
Malcolm Williams thought that a couple of teammates would be picked before him Saturday during the last rounds of the NFL Draft.
Then he got a phone call from New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
"Our draft pick is up and we want you to be part of the Patriot family," Belichick told Williams, who was the 219th overall pick, taken in the seventh round. He was the fifth TCU player chosen and 29th Horned Frog drafted in Gary Patterson's 10-year tenure as coach.
"I'm living in a dream right now, honestly," said Williams, who with his wife has a 2-year old daughter and another child due in September. "It's the best thing that could have happened to me. It's going to help me support them." ...
By Stefan Stevenson
sstevenson@star-telegram.com
Malcolm Williams thought that a couple of teammates would be picked before him Saturday during the last rounds of the NFL Draft.
Then he got a phone call from New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
"Our draft pick is up and we want you to be part of the Patriot family," Belichick told Williams, who was the 219th overall pick, taken in the seventh round. He was the fifth TCU player chosen and 29th Horned Frog drafted in Gary Patterson's 10-year tenure as coach.
"I'm living in a dream right now, honestly," said Williams, who with his wife has a 2-year old daughter and another child due in September. "It's the best thing that could have happened to me. It's going to help me support them." ...
