Titans | Team signs M. Williams
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:16:19 -0800

CBSSports.com reports the Tennessee Titans have signed WR Mike Williams (Raiders). Williams practiced with the team Thursday, Nov. 22.

Titans | M. Williams will not play Week 12
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:17:12 -0800

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports Tennessee Titans WR Mike Williams will not play Week 12. He currently weighs 271 pounds. The team is planning to work him in as a H-back, tight end and wide receiver.

The best part is that White is already having a hard time keeping in shape. I can only imagine what might happen now that his former USC buddy is on the team. Those two will be having Twinkie eat-offs every chance they get.

"The BIGGEST Loser - Titans Edition"

Who's the biggest loser? Ex-Lion Mike Williams

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March 30, 2008


Titans coach Jeff Fisher wanted ex-Lions receiver Mike Williams to lose 20 pounds -- down to 250 -- and he's just four short of his goal.

"He worked and it's obvious," Fisher told the Tennessean. "I was pleased with his effort. That's a good sign."

Williams' weight caused Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher to give him a mandatory deadline -- which was this past Friday.

The 24-year-old Williams reported on Monday for the Titans off-season program at 254 pounds. The former first-round pick of the Lions weighed in at more than 270 pounds when the Titans signed him last Thanksgiving.

He is on his third team as the Lions traded him to Oakland, where the Raiders released him in mid-season. But the Titans need receivers, according to the Tennesean, and offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger is looking for anyone who can step up at the position.

I gues the standards and expectations for BMW have gone down somewhat. Didn't Mooch want him at 230 or something like that?

I gues the standards and expectations for BMW have gone down somewhat. Didn't Mooch want him at 230 or something like that?

With Jared's Help, WR Mike Williams Is Taking Off the Weight
Posted Mar 29th 2008 1:35PM by Ryan Wilson
Filed under: Titans


When I saw this headline,"Titans want WR Williams at 250 pounds", I took it to mean that head coach Jeff Fisher was going to let former Lions first-round pick Mike Williams play at a weight he found most comfortable. And when I say "most comfortable" I obviously mean "allows him to eat as much ice cream as he wants and still squeeze into his game pants."

Actually, Fisher wanted Williams to drop weight to get to 250 which is, well, mind-boggling. Of course, I had forgotten Williams was still in the league which is kind of ironic given that he's pretty hard to miss.
Fisher wanted receiver Mike Williams at 250 pounds by [last Thursday]. Earlier this week the former first-round pick was about four pounds short of the 20 he'd been told to lose.

"Very few people on this roster and other rosters accomplished what Mike was able to accomplish from the time the season was over until reporting," Fisher said. "He worked and it's obvious. I was pleased with his effort. That's a good sign, it's important."
So it sounds like Williams was pushing 270 at some point in the not-too-distant past. That's very Jermaine Wiggins-esque. To his credit, it sounds like he's working it off and if Fisher is happy with his progress then so am I. If Williams can flash any of the potential that made him a top-10 pick three years ago, it should make Vince Young's life a lot easier.

This assumes that some of Youngs' struggles are a consequence of not having anyone to throw to. If it's the case that Young's not a very good NFL quarterback then it won't matter how much weight Williams' loses. Which should be great news for the local Nashville eateries.