Keith Williams says he pushes his son as hard as he pushes anyone, and maybe harder. After all, Keyan Williams knows all of his dad's on-field drills. He knows how his dad thinks. He acutely understands the expectations. In fact, Keyan Williams' unique level of familiarity with his dad's ways might occasionally become helpful to the coach if he needs to get his message across to a receiver -- especially in those moments when he has to be particularly hard on a player.
"I don't want Keyan to defend me, but maybe sometimes he can explain to another guy exactly what I meant," Keith Williams said. "It's not like I want him to represent me. Not at all. But at the same time, maybe he can explain something better than I did at the time -- and do it from a player's perspective.
"Basically what I'm saying is, I know Keyan can help guys get through some frustration because he's had it 50 million times worse than they ever will. When he was 10 years old, my wife and I would get into heated conversations like she was his agent or something. Other than that, I don't expect anything more out of him than anybody else.
"I expect him to be on his game. I expect him to be the best student he can be, be the best person, and come to work ready to play like everybody else."