8 things to know about new Bills OL Daryl Williams

Even after the first wave of free agency, the Buffalo Bills couldn’t resist continuing to add familiar players, as the team inked offensive lineman Daryl Williams to a one-year deal. In Williams, the Bills add a low risk and potentially high reward …

Offensive tackle Daryl Williams. Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Mom’s story

While Williams has certainly faced some adversity in his career on the field and in the stands from fans, he previously shared that he has a motivator to get him through such things. Williams draws inspiration from Lameca Williams-Hindman, his mother. As he told the Charlotte Observer in 2017, she had her first child at only 14 and suffered in an abusive relationship. But the story has a fantastic ending, as she eventually completed her secondary education and became a principal while raising five children.

“Life is tough,” he said. “My mom – leading by example, going through a tough life – she just never quit. That’s how I’ve been raised – to never quit, to persevere and keep fighting. And that’s what I did.”

 

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