Rookie linebacker Jacquian Williams has been a success for the New York Giants this year, more than they could have hoped for. Williams was drafted in the 6th round by the Giants this year out of South Florida and has not shown any N.F.L. jitters.
In Week 3 of the 2011-12 season, the Giants played their division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia is a team that has haunted the New York Giants and their fans for the past few years due to a memorable Giant collapse. On the first play of the game, Michael Vick, the QB for the Eagles, started running with the football. Williams brought him down. “That first play when I chased him out, I didn't realize he was going to get up field that fast," Williams said. "He shook my hand and told me 'good job,' so I'm pretty sure he knows I'm kind of fast too.” The Giants went on to win the game and finally defeat the Eagles, with help from the 10 tackles that Williams collected, all of them solo.
Williams has not had a problem fitting into the Giants club at all. The Giants are winning with him and that is all that matters. At the end of the first half of the football season, the Giants have an impressive 6-2 record. "We definitely got used to knowing each other and understanding how we all are," Williams said of his fellow linebackers. Williams has gathered 40 tackles this year and even without forcing a turnover, that is an impressive feat for a rookie. The Giants hope Williams can keep up the good work throughout the rest of the year and bring the Giants back into the playoffs for the first time since the 08-09 season.
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