- William Gay (cornerback)
Infobox NFLactive
name=William Gay
currentteam=Pittsburgh Steelers
currentnumber=22
currentposition=Cornerback
birthdate=birth date and age|1985|1|1
birthplace=Tallahassee, Florida
heightft=5
heightin=10
weight=190
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Pittsburgh Steelers
college=Louisville
draftyear=2007
draftround=5
draftpick=170
pastteams=
*Pittsburgh Steelers (2007-present)
nfl=GAY400290William Gay (born
January 1 ,1985 [ [http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gay_william00.html William Gay player profile] ] ) is anAmerican football cornerback for thePittsburgh Steelers , formerly of the University of Louisville football team. He was chosen by theSteelers with the 170th pick (5th round) of the2007 NFL Draft .College career
Gay played
college football at theUniversity of Louisville where he played in 46 games recording 134 tackles. Gay is perhaps also notable for being offsides as a defender on a field goal kick attempt in the final minute of Louisville's game against Rutgers in 2006. The kick was a failure, but a penalty was called against Louisville, and the kicker successfully scored on the new attempt. As a result, Louisville experienced their only loss of the season, effectively ending their bid for a National Championship game berth.Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Gay was selected by the
Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round (170th overall) in the2007 NFL Draft . In his first preseason game he picked off aTyler Palko pass and laid out Saints first round draft pickRobert Meachem . In his rookie year he played in 16 games recording 19 tackles.References
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