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With draft bust label behind him, Mike Williams embraces life as a HS coach

Former USC star and NFL bust Mike Williams is still making an impact on the football field, going from catching balls to coaching kids.

Mike Williams is just getting off a practice field in early June, still settling in as head coach of the Van Nuys High School football team in suburban Los Angeles and preparing for his first season, but he’s high on his new team.

“It’s the best group I’ve coached overall,” Williams says. “I've been at schools where we've had talent and speed and 300-pound-plus linemen, but the kids were ... you had to chase them to get them to practice or go get them from the park.