Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills wide receiver Mike Williams died at 36 years old, his agent confirmed.
set up by Williams' parents, a steel beam had fallen on his head that caused swelling on his brain and a ruptured spinal cord. His right arm became paralyzed as well as from the waist down.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
Williams came up through Syracuse, where he played for two years before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted him in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He spent four seasons in Florida before being traded to his hometown team, the Buffalo Bills, in 2014. He played one season with the Bills and later joined the Kansas City Chiefs for a brief period to finish out his NFL career.
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