DANNY Williams is exploring his options as he faces up to not being a full-time rugby player for the first time in his career.

The winger left the Bulls at the end of the season after head coach Rohan Smith decided against offering him a new deal.

The much-travelled wideman joined home-town club Leeds Rhinos from Whinmoor Warriors in 2003 and made his senior debut against St Helens three years later.

Williams spent time on loan at Castleford and Hull before enjoying a spell in rugby union with Newcastle Falcons and then headed back to the 13-man code with Salford.

He became Jimmy Lowes' first signing when he joined Bradford midway through the 2014 campaign and went on to establish himself as a mainstay in the side.

Williams, who scored 37 tries in 48 appearances for the Bulls, said: "I absolutely loved it at Bradford from day one and as soon as I came, Jimmy was awesome.

"It was a bit disappointing getting relegated to the Championship but that first full season was brilliant and we went so close to winning promotion.

"The highlights were scoring in the win at Leeds after we had been relegated and reaching the Million Pound Game.

"This past season has been disappointing in terms of where we are at.

"But we put in some good performances in recent weeks and it was nice to end the season on a high, even though the Championship Shield obviously wasn't where we wanted to be.

"This is one of the top clubs I've been at in terms of players, coaches and staff. When I left Salford, Bradford was the only club I wanted to come to.

"I respected Jimmy as a player and a coach as well, so he was a massive part of why I came here. I'm disappointed he left but he had his own reasons for doing that.

"If I had been offered a deal early in the year, I would have stayed – 100 per cent, there are no doubts about that."

Williams turned 30 last month and could stay in the game and play rugby on a part-time basis like many other Championship players.

He said: "I've been putting off sorting out my future until the end of my time at Bradford. I can now focus on what I'm going to do and it's something I've got to think about.

"I turned 30 recently and I do love playing this sport, so hopefully I'll have options.

"I've never done any other job but I've been working with Paul Fisher, the Bulls' player welfare coordinator, and Julie Measures of the RFL to try and plot a career path.

"They have been very helpful and have said the support will still be there after I left, so I'm grateful for that. Hopefully I'll get myself fixed up with something soon."