Former Bengal Williams agrees to sign with Vikings for $33 million
Minnesota Vikings02/29/2008 12:50 PM ESPN’s John Clayton reports an all-night negotiations session with the Minnesota Vikings produced a deal that has made S Madieu Williams a formal Bengal and now one of the highest-paid safeties in the NFL. Williams, 26, agreed to a six-year, $33 million contract Friday morning after his agent, Ken Zuckerman, and Minnesota officials worked through the night to get a deal done. As both sides spelled out the final language of the contract, Williams headed to the airport Friday morning for a flight to Minneapolis to sign the deal. Read more