The post further elaborates that on September 1, Williams lost consciousness due to breathing difficulties stemming from the accident.
Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams has died at the age of 36 after suffering injuries in a tragic accident that occurred on a construction site, it has been reported. The Syracuse college star, who had a five-year NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs, decided to retire from football in 2016.
He earned a total of $11,848,250 during his NFL career, primarily with the Chiefs, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2010 draft and signed him to a four-year contract. His death was first reported by Jon Scott, a Buffalo Bills beat reporter, who confirmed the information through multiple sources.
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Scott of Spectrum News confirmed to multiple sources that Williams « passed away following injuries suffered during an accident while working at a construction site. » He was reportedly working on a construction site in recent weeks, where he suffered the fatal accident.
Additional information emerged on a GoFundMe page, supposedly set up by Mike Williams’ father, Wendell Muhammed.