Received: 5/3/13
Time: 8 days
Autographed Items Received: 1993 Topps
I have a soft spot for so-called draft "busts". Dan Williams was the 11th overall pick in the 1993 draft, and the Denver Broncos traded up to snag him at that spot. Dan saw his first three seasons plagued by injuries and he did not claim the starting defensive end role until 1996, which happened to be his last year in Denver. In 1997, Dan signed with the Chiefs and came alive with 10.5 sacks. The Chiefs tagged him as their "transition player" similar to today's "franchise" tag. Dan was extremely bitter about this and refused to play the 1998 season. He never regained form after that and his career came to an end after the 2001 season. He now resides in Roswell, GA.
This card came from my "special" binder where I had all my 1993 rookie cards. That class was supposed to be outstanding but turned out to be mostly pedestrian with a few big exceptions. Glad to have this one in the autograph binders now.
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