Sports Zealots: NFL Jesse Williams

For this post, it will be about the NFL and Jesse Williams. For those who don't know who Jesse Williams, nicknamed "Tha Monstar", he is a Brisbane boy who has been selected in the NFL draft and he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks.

There was speculation Jesse Williams, from Brisbane, would be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, but 32 other players had their names called out.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/brisbane-gridiron-star-jesse-williams-drafted-by-seattle-20130428-2im9y.html

Williams also has a interesting background story, as he is an Indigenous Australian. He started playing American Football at the age of 14 for the Queensland team the Bayside Ravens. In his first year, he went on to be on the team that would win the Australian National Championships. Williams then went on to become the first Australian Indigenous to receive a football scholarship in the United States and went on to play college football for Arizona Western College. After junior college, Williams then enrolled and played for Alabama.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jesse_Williams_at_fullback_for_the_Alabama_Crimson_Tide.jpg

Recently Williams was in the NFL draft and he was picked by the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday's fifth round as the 137th overall pick. However William's who reportedly can bench press 270kg and already has two college championship rings had to wait a little longer than expected to be picked. As many experts thought he would be snapped up by the Baltimore Ravens or San Fransico 49ers.