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VETERANS &RETURNING PLAYERSCharlie Whitehurst, continuedTRANSACTION HISTORY: Third-round pick by Chargers(81), April 29, 2006...signed four-year contract, July 25, 2006...traded to Seattle, March 18, 2010...re-signed with Seahawks,March 19...contract expired, March 13, 2012...signedtwo-year contract with Chargers, March 202011: Took over for injured Tavaris Jackson in third quarterOct. 9 at New York Giants and led Seahawks to 36-25win...gave Seahawks late fourth-quarter 29-25 lead on 27-yard touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin with 2:37 remaining...completed11 of 19 for 149 yards and touchdown forrating of 100.5...started next two games Oct. 23 at Clevelandand Oct. 30 vs. Cincinnati. 2010: First-career start Nov. 7 vs.New York Giants...took over for injured Matt Hasselbeckagainst Atlanta and scored touchdown on one-yardrun...started NBC Sunday Night Football game vs. St. LouisJan. 2 and led Seahawks to NFC West-clinching 16-6win...completed 22 of 36 for 192 yards and touchdown vs.Rams. 2009: Inactive Weeks 1-16 and Divisional Playoffs.2008: Inactive Weeks 1-16 and AFC Playoffs. 2007: InactiveWeeks 1-16 and playoffs. 2006: Took over for Philip Riverslate in fourth quarter of Tennessee game Sept. 17 and scoredfirst-career touchdown on 14-yard run.COLLEGE: Second-team All-ACC as senior (2005)…25 winsfor second-most in school history…eight fourth-quartercomeback wins...seven wins over top-25 teams tied schoolrecord...included three wins vs. top-10 teams…second quarterbackin school history to beat two top-10 teams in sameseason and only QB in 103-game history of South Carolina-Clemson series to go 4-0 as starter…only QB in ACC historywith multiple starts and winning record vs. Florida State (2-1),including 16-point win in 2003 and 21-point Senior Day winin ’05…FSU was ranked No. 3 prior to ’03 meeting, givingTigers win vs. highest ranked team in school history…ledfourth quarter comeback win at Miami in ’04 to hand ‘Canesonly third loss in 176 games (since 1985) when enteringfourth quarter with lead…graduated with 46 school records,including career passing yards, completions, touchdowns and300-yard games…ESPN/Capital One Player of Game in winover No. 6 Tennessee at 2003 Chick-fil-A PeachBowl…school-record 420 yards and four TDs in first-careerstart at Duke...redshirted in 2001…played at Clemson from2002-05…marketing degree.PERSONAL: Born in Green Bay, Wis.…prepped at ChattahoocheeHigh in Alpharetta, Ga.… lettered in baseball.Regular Season Passing Sacks- Pass RushYear Team G-S Att.-Comp. Yards Pct. TD Int. Long Lost Rating Att.-Yds Long TD2006 San Diego 2-0 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 2-13 14t 12010 Seattle 6-2 99-57 507 .576 2 3 61 5-13 65.5 20-43 9 12011 Seattle 3-2 56-27 298 .482 1 1 38 8-46 63.0 4-13 7 0Totals 11-4 155-84 805 .542 3 4 61 13-59 64.6 26-69 14t 2Single-game HighsAttempts — 36 vs. St. Louis Jan. 2, 2011Completions — 22 vs. St. Louis Jan. 2, 2011Yards — 192 vs. St. Louis Jan. 2, 2011Passing Touchdowns — 1 (3 times) Last: at New York Giants Oct. 9, 2011Interceptions — 2 vs. New York Giants Nov. 7, 2010Long — 61 vs. St. Louis Jan. 2, 2011Long Touchdown — 36t vs. New York Giants Nov. 7, 2010Completion Percentage — .667 at Arizona Nov. 14, 2010Passer Rating — 100.5 at New York Giants Oct. 9, 201158 DEMORRIO WILLIAMSOutside Linebacker UFA (Kansas City) - ’126-1, 235 Nebraska9th NFL SeasonBeckville HS1st with ChargersBeckville, Tex.The story of Demorrio Williams’ rise to the NFL is onethat very nearly did not get written.Williams grew up in tiny Beckville, Texas, where he wasraised by his mom, Veronica, and grandmother, EllaweizeJones. An uncle, Dexter, who helped raise him was accidentallyelectrocuted and died when Williams was just fouryears old. Despite the long odds, Williams thrived in Beckvilleand by high school, he had become a feared safety who hitanything that moved. Williams, however, was just 170pounds and major college recruiters considered him toosmall to play the position at the next level. He insteadenrolled at Cisco (Tex.) Junior College, but lasted there onlytwo weeks when homesickness led him back to Beckville. Aclose friend helped him find a job back home, where heworked 12-hour days in the town’s oil fields. It was backbreakingwork. That same friend, Jay Hightower, convincedWilliams that he should give football one more try.This time, Williams enrolled at Kilgore (Tex.) College andit was a perfect fit. As a linebacker, he led the Rangers intackles his first season and sacks his second en route toearning Junior College All-America honors. The NebraskaCornhuskers took notice of the budding star and as soonas they offered him a scholarship, Williams accepted. Hehad an outstanding career at Nebraska where he became afirst-team All-Big 12 pick and graduated with a degree insociology. In 2004, the Atlanta Falcons selected him in thefourth-round of the NFL Draft with the 101st overall pick.Fast-forward to 2012 and Williams is about to begin hisninth NFL season. He spent his first four years with theFalcons and his last four with the Kansas City Chiefs. Twicehe’s posted more than 100 tackles: 132 with the Falcons in2005 and 142 with the Chiefs in 2009. He’s also been abeast on special teams, racking up 54 career tackles, whilereturning a blocked field goal for a touchdown. Equally asimpressive, Williams has missed only four games in his NFLcareer. He had played in 123-straight games, includingplayoffs, before he was inactive for four games with theChiefs last season due to a groin injury, but he returnedand played in Kansas City’s final four games.Williams is still hailed as a star in Beckville and he hasreturned to his hometown for the last several years to hosta football camp at his former high school.