Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams died Tuesday morning after a freak accident while working at a construction site.
It was reported that Williams was doing electrical work when he suffered the fatal accident.
His agent, Hadley Engelhard, confirmed that Williams had died Ian Rapoport saying, ‘He will be missed. He fought hard all his life. Prayers for his family.”
The college star from Syracuse, who played in the NFL for five years for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills, ended his football career in 2016.
His daughter’s mother, Tierney Lyle, said last Friday that Williams had been taken off life support and remained in a hospital in Tampa.
Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams has died at the age of 36
Williams, pictured at the 2014 Hall of Fame Game, was in an accident
“We need prayer warriors to keep praying and spreading the message,” she told WIVB News 4.
‘He goes hard in everything he does. He doesn’t give up easily at all.’
According to WIVB News 4, two people close to Williams said he suffered the accident on August 21 and it was not initially believed to be life-threatening.
Williams was reportedly hit in the head with a beam while doing electrical work, but the cut eventually became infected.
He was subsequently admitted to hospital on September 1 and later placed in a coma, where he was placed on life support.
Further details of the accident were previously revealed on a GoFundMe page reportedly set up by Williams’ father, Wendell Muhammed.
The page was created in an effort to help Williams’ father, who lives in Dallas, Texas, travel to the hospital in Tampa Bay.
Williams’ father further explained that the ex-NFL star suffered swelling in his brain and spinal cord, as well as complete paralysis in his right arm and below his waist.
In his five-year NFL career, Williams racked up 223 receptions for 3,089 receiving yards and 26 touchdowns.
He played in 63 career games over five seasons and was a fourth-round pick for the Bucs in the 2010 NFL Draft.
More to follow.