CANTON, Ohio — After 14 productive seasons in the NFL and another 10 years removed from the game he played so well, Aeneas Williams turned back the clock Friday.
From an early-morning photo shoot on the steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame museum surrounded by 106 members of the shrine, to the Ray Nitschke Luncheon, to a solemn Gold Jacket Dinner that capped a busy day, Williams was a wide-eyed rookie again.
Williams, a New Orleans native and former Southern University star, harkened back to his days as a third-round draft pick by the then-Phoenix Cardinals by doing a lot of listening on the eve of his induction into the Hall of Fame.
“Being in that room with those guys,” a smiling Williams said during an afternoon news conference, “I’m a rookie all over again.”
At the same time, Williams wasn’t intimidated by ...
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