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Roads to redemption have brought BYU's Jamaal Williams and his agent Leigh Steinberg together

In life, we get knocked down. Then the question is, do you get back up? In his life, (Williams) had some reversals and so have I. I think we have a bond in that way. I have admiration for the way he handled his reverse.

PROVO — When BYU running back Jamaal Williams withdrew from school just before the start of the 2015 season, his future was uncertain.

Faced with a number of options, Williams decided to return to Provo, and he ended up becoming the Cougars’ all-time leading rusher. He’s expected to be selected somewhere in the middle rounds of this weekend’s National Football League draft.