Former NFL Wide Receiver Dead At 36

Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams was pronounced dead on Tuesday at the age of 36.

According to a local Buffalo News outlet, Williams died as a result of suffering injuries while working at the construction site.

Williams was hit by a steel beam on September 1st which caused him to be paralyzed from the waist down and just five days later he died from his injuries.

Williams was drafted to the NFL by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2010 draft and put up impressive numbers in his rookie year which landed him placing second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2010.

Former star NFL receiver Mike Williams reportedly died last week due to injuries sustained in a tragic construction accident. https://t.co/NIVngPM87A

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 6, 2023

Tragic News: Former #Bills WR Mike Williams has passed away at only 36 years old after injuries suffered during an accident while working at a construction site, per @JonScottTV

Williams had 223 receptions for 3089 yards and 26 TDs during his NFL career.

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Here’s what Fox News had to report:

Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams reportedly died on Tuesday at the age of 36.

Spectrum News in Buffalo reports that Williams was working at a construction site when he suffered injuries in an accident.

Williams, a Buffalo native, attended Syracuse University, and as a true freshman in 2006, he led the team with 461 receiving yards. He was an all-Big East selection the following season, but was suspended for the 2008 season for academic reasons.

In seven games in 2009, he caught 49 balls for 746 yards and seven touchdowns but quit the team due to a possible suspension after he violated team rules following a car accident.

Nonetheless, he was still a fourth-round selection by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2010 NFL Draft, and he impressed quickly.

In his rookie season, he led the team with 964 receiving yards, and his 65 receptions were one shy of tying the team lead. He also scored 11 times, the most on the team, and his impressive campaign was good for a second-place honor for Offensive Rookie of the Year behind Sam Bradford.

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Here’s what the New York Post reported:

Former Syracuse standout and NFL wide receiver Mike Williams died after suffering from injuries in an accident at a construction site, according to Spectrum News 1 in Buffalo.

He was 36 years old.

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A GoFundMe page set up by Latrina Moore said a steel beam struck Williams in the head while he was at work on Sept. 1.

“Dang man hurts my heart seeing the news of my former teammate and Buccaneers 2010 draft class brother Mike Williams,” former Bucs teammate Gerald McCoy wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

“Always great energy, brought joy and laughter to the locker room and a heck of a player!! Prayers and blessings to his family!!”

The Buffalo native starred for Syracuse for three seasons before he was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers.