Mike Williams mourned by former Bucs man Gerald McCoy – who tells fans life after football ‘ain’t no joke’ as his FOURTH teammate dies before 40

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Gerald McCoy has warned that “life after football is no joke” after Mike Williams became his fourth former teammate to die before age 40.

Williams lost his life at the age of 36 from injuries sustained in a tragic accident at a construction site.

McCoy paid tribute to Williams on social media, writing, “Damn, man my heart aches to see the news about my former teammate and Buccaneers 2010 draft class brother Mike Williams.

‘Always a lot of energy, brought joy and laughter to the dressing room and a great player!! Prayers and blessings to his family!’

But McCoy’s most poignant post later related to the other teammates he killed.

“Man this is killing me man,” he wrote. “Four of my former teammates are gone, Teo, Geno, V-Jack and now Mike. No one has seen 40.

“Post football is no joke, man. You all think we’re superheroes and we’re all trying to tell you we’re human just like everyone else.

McCoy was referring to Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, who died at age 30, Geno Hayes, who died at age 33 from liver disease, and Vincent Jackson, who died at age 38.

A native of Hawaii, Te’o-Nesheim, the former Washington Huskies linebacker who went on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died in 2017 under mysterious circumstances.

After a year of searching for answers, Te’o-Nesheim’s family discovered that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the degenerative brain disease that affects hundreds of former NFL players.

He died after a night of drinking at a friend’s house, with a mix of pills and alcohol in his system, a local medical examiner said. The Seattle Times.