Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma seems to have quite a lot of respect for Bucs running back Cadillac Williams.
Vilma posted what amounts to a scouting report on Williams on his PlayMaker Mobile page on Thursday, calling him one of the toughest players in the NFL.
"He has gotta be one of the toughest guys mentally to go through what he went through,'' Vilma said of Williams, who has twice had surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon.
"To come back from that is tough. It says a lot about him, his character, his personality. He's a tough-minded guy and a tough-minded running back, and when you watch him play you see that tough-mindedness come out of him.
"You see him stiff-arm, fight for the extra yards, run people over. He still has speed. I don't think he has all his speed and quickness back yet but he gets a little better each week and each game, and he's getting more comfortable at RB.
"If you watched him run a few years back with Ronnie Brown at Auburn, it was a helluva 1-2 combination and he was a focal point of that. He's getting back to that and I love the way he runs. I respect and admire his determination.''
Williams leads the Bucs with 106 carries for 418 yards and three rushing touchdowns. He's also third on the team in pass receptions with 17 for 117 yards and a touchdown.
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