Former Cincinnati Bengal-new Minnesota Viking Madieu Williams, a safety, reportedly landed a $33 million, six-year deal with the Vikes . While Williams, 26, is certainly a solid football player, the contract that puts him near the top of heap at his position just illustrates that if a player is better-than-average and the timing is just right, the rewards can be enormous. Williams, who was born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, moved to Maryland as a child and attended Towson before transferring to Maryland where he made the team as a walk-on but soon earned a scholarship. In his five years at The Sun , he has been an assistant city editor, pro football writer, poker columnist, enterprise sports reporter and now blogger — which may indicate his editors have yet to find a job he can get right. Read More