Long-time Buffalo Bills defensive tackle will retire after his team's season finale against the Miami Dolphins this Sunday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Through 15 games this season, Williams has registered 31 tackles, five sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
The 35-year-old, who played his collegiate football at LSU, was originally selected by the Bills in the fifth round (134th pick overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.
He played in all 16 games during his rookie campaign, totaling 53 tackles.
The following year, Williams became a full-time starter for Buffalo, finishing with 41 stops, a sack, and a fumble recovery.
By his fifth year in the league, Williams was a Pro Bowler after posting 77 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and a couple of fumble recoveries. He then went on to make three straight trips to Honolulu between 2012 and 2014, including a 2013 campaign in which he racked up 68 tackles and a career-high 10.5 sacks.
Williams made one more Pro Bowl in 2016, bringing his overall total to five.
He was named named a First-Team All-Pro, but Williams has consistently been one of the better interior linemen in the NFL since entering the league over a decade ago.
The Bills currently own a record of 5-10 and will miss the playoffs one year after making the postseason for the first time since the 1999-00 campaign, sending the city of Buffalo into a frenzy.
The long-awaited playoff appearance ended the longest postseason drought in the NFL at the time.
However, the Bills have not won a postseason game since the 1995-96 campaign, losing four straight playoff contests since.
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