JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Former first-round draft pick Troy Williamson never really got along with coach Brad Childress in Minnesota.

His feelings haven't changed since leaving there, either.

Williamson, now in Jacksonville, said Wednesday he lost respect for his former coach last year and would like to "duke it out" with him when the Jaguars host the Vikings on Sunday.

"We can meet on the 50-yard line and we can go at it," Williamson said.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound receiver said he liked his chances against Childress, too, especially with a few inches and at least 10 pounds on the coach. Williamson even said he would fight with both hands tied behind his back.

Childress countered by saying, "He must not be aware there's a buffer zone between the opponents."

Childress initially said he wasn't "biting" on Williamson's comments, but when pressed about his height and weight on a conference call, he responded: "Do you need my reach? I'm not like a woman; I'll give you my weight. It's 190 pounds of twisted steel and rompin', stompin' dynamite. Is that enough humor for you?"

Perfect, coach.

Now back to the fight. Williamson didn't say whether he wanted a boxing match, a WWE-style showdown or maybe something edgier, like a mixed martial arts cage match.

Either way, Vikings defensive end Jared Allen knows who he would bet on if there was a River City Rumble.

"Coach Childress is a tough-minded guy," Allen said. "And he has a bad ... mustache."




Please do, then we can get a new coach for that pathetic guy

Greta stuff, too bad I have to sob in my 82 vikes jersey.....dang nice b-day present a few years ago....dang

If that would happen that would be the first thing ol' alligator arms got right in his NFL carrier.

Childress could throw a punch, might be the first thing Williamson has caught in years.

Williamson is good at catching punches remember a couple years back at the club?

I don't like either one of these guys, but how can the NFL allow a player to make such comments?

Jared Allen is right. The Mustache probably would take Willy Drop the Ball Wonkason out pretty fast.

Good stuff! Was that actually said, or did you make that up?

Maybe he can hit Childress hard enough that he gets brain damage and they hire Bill Cowher as our new coach

LOL

thats every Vikes fan dream!

TW still hasn't figured out that he's TW.

He should shut up. At least he got a chance to fail with the Vikes. Down there he's mostly inactive.

yea, found it on SI and on espn. hopefully we can see pregame on tv

Is Williamson even active now? I know he wasn't for a while. The guy couldn't catch a cold, he has no business being an NFL reciever.

He won't be active for the Vikes game. He has 4 catches for 27 yards and a td so far this year. What a waste of a draft pick.

Does anyone know in that draft, who we could have got that was after him that is a real player?

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I am looking at that, and I am guessing you are a Packers fan and will say Erin Rodgers