He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks before being selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft.

Williams attended Central Arkansas Christian High School, where his initial athletic interest was basketball.

Arkansas won the Liberty Bowl over East Carolina in his junior year of 2009, finishing with a record of 8-5.

Williams re-signed with the Patriots on December 9, 2013, after a season-ending injury to starting tight end Rob Gronkowski.

DJ was working as a co-host on the morning show at Little Rock NBC affiliate television station KARK channel 4, when he was called by the Washington Redskins to join the team during their 2015 pre-season camp.

's Day of Action" to build awareness and raise funds for Women & Children First, a Little Rock charity that helped Williams' family break the cycle of domestic violence when he was a child.