Next week is the opening of the official signing period for football and many multi-sport athletes sometimes face a difficult decision. One former Section V star is enjoying the best of two worlds.

Jonathan Williams had a stellar high school career at Irondequoit High School as one of the top receivers and a standout power forward for the Eagles.

When it came time for college, Williams followed the money to New Hampshire, where he was one of the top tight ends in, then, Division 1AA.

"Basketball's something that runs in my family. My older brother actually played for Coach Broderick, but it was an opportunity to get my schooling paid for free, so kind of a payoff to go play football," said Williams.

The St. Louis Rams signed him as a free agent H-back and he made it most of the way through the preseason before being cut. Instead of hanging on, Williams moved on.

"It was pretty tough, but having my education, understanding that I wanted to give back to the city of Rochester as much as possible, made it a little easier. I'm still trying to give back, my knowledge of football, as much as possible, but I'm excited about this new opportunity," Williams added.

Williams was recruited by Oswego to play basketball out of high school, by then-Lakers Coach Kevin Broderick. The two kept in touch and when Broderick took over for Mike Daley at Nazareth, Williams was invited back into basketball.

"I knew Jon for a long time. He was a terrific basketball player, probably even a better football player. I followed his career there. He was one of the first people I talked to when I got the job here. He's just the type of person we want involved in our program at Nazareth and he's just been a huge help to us from the start," said Coach Broderick.

Still in shape, four years removed from football and with an odd number of players on the Golden Flyers roster, Williams and the other assistants get plenty of playing time in practice.

Williams also hosts a summer sports and life skills camp.