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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 30 MIN

Duke Williams former NFL Safety shares his transition from Player to Agent and the value of agents in the world of college sports.

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Michael "Duke" Williams (born October 15, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack, and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft. Williams has also played for the Indianapolis Colts.Williams attended Hug High School in Reno, Nevada, and played high school football for the Hug Hawks. He was a three-sport standout who earned 12 varsity letters in his career in football, basketball and track and field. He played both ways as a quarterback and defensive back, and was the Northern Nevada Player of the Year as a senior and a three-time all-state selection as a safety.Duke was also an accomplished athlete, he competed for the school's track & field team as a jumper and sprinter. He won the 100 meters at the 2009 Northwest Invite, setting a career-best time of 11.34 seconds.[1] He won the triple jump at the 2009 Fallon Elks Invitational, with a personal-best jump of 15.20 meters, that ranked in the top 10 in the nation that year.[2] He was also a member of the 4 × 100-meter relay team that broke the state record with a time of 41.34 seconds.

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