Staten Island, NY – The National Football League (NFL) playoffs will once again feature a number of Wagner College alumni.
 
On the field, Cam Gill and Chris Williams will represent the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns, respectively.
 
Now in his fourth NFL season, Gill and the Buccaneers will take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. The former All-American has five tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble on the season and continues to be a mainstay on the Bucs' special teams.
 
Following a record-setting collegiate career that saw him earn consecutive Northeast Conference (NEC) Defensive Player of the Year and All-America honors, Gill was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buccaneers following the 2020 NFL draft and earned a spot on Tampa Bay's roster in training camp before winning Super Bowl LV in memorable fashion.
 
Gill made a tackle on a kickoff with 7:25 to play in the third quarter, before combining with defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh in taking down Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes for a sack with five minutes remaining in the game. Gill was also credited with a forced fumble on the play.
 
The NEC's all-time sack leader spent the entire 2022 season on injured reserve after suffering a Lisfranc injury in his right foot in the preseason opener. Prior to his injury, he had been projected to be in the Bucs' four-man outside linebacker rotation prior to the injury after seeing an uptick in defensive snaps in 2021.
 
Gill finished his Seahawk career as one of Wagner's most decorated players ever, as he was named a STATS FCS First Team All-American, Hero Sports FCS Second Team All-American, Associated Press Third Team All-American, and All-ECAC First Team selection, while playing in the Prestigious East-West Shrine Bowl following the 2019 season. The Douglasville, GA native became the fifth player in NEC history to repeat as the league's top defensive player and finished his collegiate career as the conference's all-time sack leader with 34 career sacks. In 2019, the dynamic outside linebacker led the league with 9.5 sacks while accumulating 20 tackles for loss and 60 overall stops in 12 games. Gill also received an invitation to compete in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl while finishing as a finalist for the FCS' Buck Buchanan Award, the top defensive player in the country.
 
Williams signed with Cleveland in December and has been a member of the Browns' practice squad leading up to the playoffs. The Browns will take on the Houston Texans on Saturday at 4:30 pm.
 
Williams spent a majority of the 2023 season on the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad.
 
The Brooklyn native is in his third NFL season after originally being signed by the Indianapolis Colts and has appeared in 13 NFL games, all of which came in a Colts uniform.
 
A strong playmaker in the middle of Wagner's defense, Williams earned his second consecutive All-NEC honor and first appearance on the first team in 2019. Williams jumped on the scene for NFL scouts following his senior season, when he participated in the prestigious East-West Shrine Bowl alongside his teammate Cam Gill. Williams dominated opposing offensive lines all season, finishing with 62 tackles, including four sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss. Williams recorded two sacks in Wagner's victory over LIU in 2019 and led the Green and White with 11 total tackles in the 2019 season-opener at FBS member UConn.
 
Williams was one of four former Seahawks to begin the 2023 season in an NFL training camp, joining Gill, defensive end Titus Leo, and offensive lineman Greg Senat.
 
Other NFL personnel with ties to the Seahawks include Philadelphia Eagles Senior Pro Scout Matt Holland and Kansas City Chiefs Director of Player Personnel / College Scouting Ryne Nutt.