
Williams Invited to San Francisco 49ers Rookie Minicamp
SAN FRANCISCO – Recent Texas A&M University-Commerce football alum Darius Williams has earned an opportunity to continue his football career after being invited to the rookie minicamp by the San Francisco 49ers.
A member of the football program since 2017, Williams earned all-conference honors once in his career. The Arlington Heights High School graduate totaled 180 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, and two interceptions as a defensive back in his Lion career.
Williams looks to join former teammate and current Miami Dolphin, Kader Kohou, as Lions in the NFL.
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