I know football is a big thing in Wisconsin. I just want to go out there and make everybody proud and be the best player I can be.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — As the fourth round of the National Football League draft unfolded Saturday morning, tension at Nicolle Williams’ house rose gradually.
At one point during that round, 12 running backs had been picked overall in the draft but none of them was BYU’s all-time leading running back, Jamaal Williams. Many believed he would be taken earlier, and they wondered how far he’d fall.
Things got very quiet, uncharacteristically and uncomfortably quiet.