Thomas Williams Enters Draft, Blogosphere

Thomas Williams spent his last year at USC getting less attention than fellow linebackers Keith Rivers and Rey Maualuga, but the senior was one of the team's most versatile and consistent (and possibly under-appreciated) players. Now he's moving on to the pros and has already found one of the best marketing tools -- blogging.

Williams' blog takes a look inside the life of an NFL prospect. He shares his thoughts on tryouts ("I think they were trying to get me tired. ... They asked me a couple times during the workout, 'Are you sure you're not tired? Do you need some water?' No sir, let's keep going.") and talks about what his final class in exercise science means to him:

"We talk a lot about drugs in sports, human growth hormone, steroids, beta blockers, all the things you read about these days in the newspaper or hear about on TV. It is really interesting to me to hear about what these drugs really do to people's bodies. We talk a lot about the stories you read about and the athletes being investigated. Now we all have a better understanding about what is really going on, what they're taking and what it's doing to their body."

It's rare to get this type of personal insight from an athlete, and it's great to see Williams doing it.

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