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Dee Williams unleashes 73-yard punt return TD, busts out stanky leg celebration
By Keith Farner
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Dee Williams ran like he’d wanted to score on a punt return all season, and the Tennessee speedster delivered on Saturday at Vanderbilt.
Williams returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown, and then busted out a stanky leg celebration with teammates.
That was Tennessee’s first punt return for a TD since Marquez Callaway’s 65-yarder against South Carolina in 2019.
Williams has come back from missing 4 games because of injury in a big way. Williams made his college debut at LSU and provided an instant spark on special teams, as he returned his first punt as a Vol 58 yards to set up a field goal in the first quarter. Later, he returned 2 punts against Kentucky, including a 34-yard scamper in the fourth quarter that set up a 13-yard touchdown pass on the next play.
The return against Vandy gave the Vols a 21-0 lead with 8:09 remaining in the first half.
No chance your catching @Des_williams4 in space ?
?: @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/T7eNs7LbqM
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) November 27, 2022
Dee Williams just did the fake injury stanky leg TD celebration. #vols pic.twitter.com/lIe0Nnvz6K
— vawlfolyfe (@BatteredVawl516) November 27, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
