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Mike Williams, a former NFL wide receiver who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> and Buffalo Bills during his career, reportedly remained in the hospital following an accident at a construction site.<\/p>\n

Williams, 36, was described as “fighting for his life” in a Florida-area hospital, according to Spectrum News 1 in Buffalo, citing the player\u2019s agent Hadley Engelhard. WGRZ-TV reported Williams was on life support. Both outlets initially reported the player had died on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Tierney Lyle, the mother of Williams\u2019 8-year-old daughter, told the Tampa Bay Times<\/a> that the player was “mostly non-responsive” when they visited him earlier Wednesday. She said he woke up for a brief moment, “looked around, and he blinked and he was crying but he can\u2019t move.”<\/p>\n

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Reps for Williams did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

A GoFundMe linked to Williams\u2019 father said the player had a “major accident” at work last Friday. The page said a steel beam “fell on his head causing a massive head injury” and that there was swelling on his brain and swelling on his spinal cord that was ruptured.” The injuries resulted in Williams being paralyzed in his right arm and his body from the waist down.<\/p>\n

Williams passed out and “never regained consciousness,” according to the GoFundMe. He was placed into a coma on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Williams, a Buffalo native, attended\u00a0Syracuse University<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Nonetheless, he was still a fourth-round selection by the\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u00a0in the 2010 NFL Draft, and he impressed quickly.<\/p>\n

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 St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford.<\/p>\n

The Bucs signed him to an extension worth close to $40 million before the 2013 campaign, but he played in just six games that year and was then traded to his hometown\u00a0Buffalo Bills, where he spent one season.<\/p>\n

In 2015, Williams was supposed to be suspended for the first six games of the season, but he remained a free agent throughout the year.<\/p>\n

He was on the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0practice squad in 2016.<\/p>\n

Williams’ 20 touchdowns at Syracuse are tied for the second-most in school history, along with Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison.<\/p>\n

In his professional career, he totaled 223 receptions for 3,089 yards and 26 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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