Chris Williams Named Special Teams Player of the Week Again
August 21, 2012 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release
Hamilton, Ontario - For the second time this season, Tiger-Cats receiver/kick returner Chris Williams has been named the Canadian Football League's Special Teams Player of the Week.
Last Thursday in Winnipeg, Williams returned five punts for 146 yards (29.2 average) including a 72-yard touchdown - his fourth kick return touchdown of the season, tying Earl Winfield's single-season team record set in 1988.
Williams also added 160 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns against the Blue Bombers, giving him his second three-score game of the year. He is the first CFL player to record at least three touchdowns in one game twice in the same season since Charles Roberts in 2007.
Heading into week 9, Williams leads the league with 584 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.
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