GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2004 (16/13-Cinn.), 2005 (4/3-Cinn.), 2006 (16/16-Cinn.), 2007 (13/13-Cinn.), 2008 (9/9, 1/1), 2009 (16/16, 2/2), 2010 (14/13). Total-88/83, 3/3 (39/38, 3/3-Minn., 49/45-Cinn.).
• Honored as 2010 NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner, accepting honor in pregame of Super Bowl XLV via satellite as he was taking part in a visit with troops in the Middle East.
• Native of Sierra Leone, moved with family to Maryland at age 9.
• Donated generously to the University of Maryland to help create the Madieu Williams Center for Global Health Initiatives during the 2009 bye week.
OFF THE FIELD Joined elite company among his NFL peers by earning the 2010 Walter Payton Man of the Year award for his service to community, both in the U.S. and overseas...Served as the Vikings 2009 spokesman for United Way...Recognized by the University of Maryland as a Distinguished Alumni by the School of Public Health in spring 2009...Works with Twin Cities youth through his Dieu’s Crew program...Spent his childhood in Sierra Leone, move to the Untied States at age 9 and settled with family in Maryland...Has degree in family studies...Made visit to University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital when he came to Twin Cities on free agent visit...His Madieu Williams foundation works with kids to encourage a healthy lifestyle and education...After signing free agent contract with Vikings, honored his commitment to build a playground in Cincinnati during spring 2008, partnering with the non-profit Kaboom! on the project...Has a website associated with his foundation- www.madieuwilliams.org.
GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2004 (16/13-Cinn.), 2005 (4/3-Cinn.), 2006 (16/16-Cinn.), 2007 (13/13-Cinn.), 2008 (9/9, 1/1), 2009 (16/16, 2/2), 2010 (14/13). Total-88/83, 3/3 (39/38, 3/3-Minn., 49/45-Cinn.).
• Honored as 2010 NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner, accepting honor in pregame of Super Bowl XLV via satellite as he was taking part in a visit with troops in the Middle East.
• Native of Sierra Leone, moved with family to Maryland at age 9.
• Donated generously to the University of Maryland to help create the Madieu Williams Center for Global Health Initiatives during the 2009 bye week.
OFF THE FIELD Joined elite company among his NFL peers by earning the 2010 Walter Payton Man of the Year award for his service to community, both in the U.S. and overseas...Served as the Vikings 2009 spokesman for United Way...Recognized by the University of Maryland as a Distinguished Alumni by the School of Public Health in spring 2009...Works with Twin Cities youth through his Dieu’s Crew program...Spent his childhood in Sierra Leone, move to the Untied States at age 9 and settled with family in Maryland...Has degree in family studies...Made visit to University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital when he came to Twin Cities on free agent visit...His Madieu Williams foundation works with kids to encourage a healthy lifestyle and education...After signing free agent contract with Vikings, honored his commitment to build a playground in Cincinnati during spring 2008, partnering with the non-profit Kaboom! on the project...Has a website associated with his foundation- www.madieuwilliams.org.
HONORS 2010 Walter Payton Man of the Year...2004 USA Today All-Joe Team.
PRO Is only the 2nd Vikings player to earn NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year honors, being recognized for his work in his home country of Sierra Leone and in the U.S....Came on strong in 2009 to lead the Vikings DBs in tackles and ranked 4th on the team...Became the 8th player in Vikings history to have an INT in their 1st career game with the club…The Vikings’ 1st defensive free agent signed during the 2008 period, joining the team on 5/1/08...Played under Leslie Frazier in Cincinnati when he was defensive coordinator for the Bengals...Has 15 career takeaways (14 INTS, 3 FRs)...Scored a 51-yard INT-return TD on his 1st career pick, taking back a Billy Volek pass at Tennessee (10/31/04)...Has snared 9 of his 11 career INTs on the road...Started at LCB for the Bengals as a rookie in the 2004 opener...Started games at CB, FS, SS during rookie campaign...Drafted #56 overall by Bengals in 2004.
2010 Notched career-best 96 tackles, the 5th-most on the team...Played in 14 games with 13 starts before being sidelined for the final 2 games with injury...Placed on injured reserve before the regular season finale...Tied career-high with 11 tackles at NY Jets (10/11)...Snared INT off Packers QB Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay (10/24) and shared a sack of Derek Anderson vs. Arizona (11/7), splitting the sack with Jared Allen.
2009 Led Vikings DBs and ranked 4th on team with 76 tackles...Started every game during regular season and playoffs after being hampered by injuries in 2008...Recovered a Steelers fumble at their 3-yard line that was forced by Pat Williams...Posted season-high 9 tackles at Carolina (12/20)...Stepped up his game in the playoffs, notching 5 tackles in Divisional Round game vs. Dallas (1/17/10) and 6 stops in NFC Championship game at New Orleans (1/24/10).
2008 Started the final 9 games of the season opposite Darren Sharper in the defensive backfield…Tallied 45 tackles and 2 INTs in those 9 games…Recorded 5 tackles, T-2nd among DBs, in the Wild Card Playoff vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09)…Intercepted a pass vs. Houston (11/2) off QB Sage Rosenfels, becoming the 8th player in Vikings history to record an INT in their 1st game with the club…Led Vikings DBs in tackles vs. Houston…Grabbed 2nd INT of season off of David Garrard in Jacksonville (11/23)…Inactive for opening 7 games with a neck injury suffered during preseason.
2007 Ranked 6th on Bengals defense with 73 tackles and was 2nd among DBs...Matched his career-best with 2.0 sacks...Ranked 3rd on team with 40 yards on INT returns, including a 35-yarder off Matt Hasselbeck at Seattle (9/23)...Had 1st career game with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the season opener vs. Baltimore (9/10)...Started opening 12 games at FS and 13 total but ended season on injured reserve for the final game.
2006 Started all 16 games and played the most snaps of any Bengals player...Tied career-high with 3 INTs, including a season-long 25-yard return of a Drew Brees pass at New Orleans (11/19)...Forced a fumble on special teams at New Orleans (11/19) on Saints return man Michael Lewis that was recovered by return team...Forced a fumble on defense at Cleveland (11/26)...Tied career-high with 11 tackles at Tampa Bay (10/15)...Posted Bengals 1st INT of the season in opener at Kansas City (9/10) when he grabbed a Trent Green pass.
2005 Opened season as starter at FS but was sidelined by mid-October with shoulder injury...Had season-best 9 tackle and intercepted Bears QB Kyle Orton at Chicago (9/25)...Started opening 3 games at FS but missed 4th and 5th games of the season with shoulder injury...Started in 6th game of season at Tennessee (10/16) but re-aggravated injury...Placed on injured reserve on 10/31.
2004 Played in all 16 games with 13 starts...Started games at CB, FS, SS during season...Had career-high 95 tackles...1st career start was at LCB in opener at NY Jets (9/12)...Scored a 51-yard TD on 1st career INT at Tennessee (10/31) off a Billy Volek pass...Had 1st career sack vs. Pittsburgh (11/21) when he caught Ben Roethlisberger for an 11-yard loss that pushed the Steelers out of FG range...Led team with 9 tackles and snared an INT off Vinny Testaverde vs. Dallas (11/7).
COLLEGE Began collegiate career at Towson State before transferring to Maryland as a walk-on player...Was full-time starter for the Terps in his final 2 seasons, opening 27 games and helping with Maryland’s rise in the polls...Teams went 21-6 in his tenure and outscored West Virginia (41-7) and Tennessee (30-3) by a combined 71-10 in the Gator Bowl and Peach Bowl respectively...Sat out 2001 season as a transfer...Played at Towson in 1999 and 2000.
PREP Standout CB at Duval High in Lanham, MD...Lettered in track and baseball.
