Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams died at the age of 36, days after he was removed from life support following a construction accident.
William played for Syracuse University three seasons before beginning his NFL career which spanned from 2010 to 2016, playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills. He later worked in construction in the Tampa Bay, Florida area after his football career.
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Former NFL WR Mike Williams passed away this morning after a tough battle, according to his agent Hadley Engelhard of @EnterSportsMgmt.
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“He will be missed. He fought hard his whole life. Prayers to his family.”
Williams was tragically injured while performing electrical work.
“He will be missed. He fought hard his whole life. Prayers to his family,” Hadley Engelhard, Williams's agent, said per NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.
He was hospitalized last week after being injured in a construction accident, which left him paralyzed and on life support, per the Tampa Bay Times. The outlet reports he was taken off of life support on Saturday and was breathing on his own while still in the intensive care unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida.
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During Williams's five seasons playing in the league, he appeared in 63 games, had 3,089 receiving yards, and had 26 touchdowns. He last played in a regular-season NFL game in 2014 with the Bills, and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2016 but was cut before the regular season.
He was a finalist for Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the year, receiving four of the 50 voters from media members, but lost to quarterback Sam Bradford.