{"id":222051,"date":"2023-09-07T03:49:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=222051"},"modified":"2023-09-07T03:49:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:49:40","slug":"mike-williams-is-still-alive-and-remains-on-life-support-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/mike-williams-is-still-alive-and-remains-on-life-support-in-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Williams &apos;is still ALIVE and remains on life support in hospital&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ex-NFL star Mike Williams &#8216;is still ALIVE and remains on life support in hospital&#8217; despite reports he had died in freak construction accident at age of 36&#8230; and his family is &#8216;weighing up options&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It was reported on Tuesday night that Mike Williams had died in a freak accident<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His family say he is still alive and remains on life support in a Tampa hospital\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former NFL star Mike Williams &#8216;is still alive and remains on life support in hospital&#8217; following a freak accident on a construction site &#8211; despite local media reports that he had died on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>News spread quickly of the 36-year-old&#8217;s tragic passing after being reported by local media in Buffalo, but it now appears that was premature and the ex-wide receiver is still fighting for his life in hospital in Tampa, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of his eight-year-old daughter, Tierney Lyle, spoke to reporters outside St Joseph&#8217;s Hospital after visiting him on Wednesday, according to a report in the Tampa Bay Times.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;They were waiting on me and (his daughter). We&#8217;re here and still trying to figure it out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was asleep when we went in there and he woke up when he heard our voices and his daughter&#8217;s voice. And he looked around, and he blinked and he was crying but he can&#8217;t move.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75101639-12489591-Former_NFL_wide_receiver_Mike_Williams_is_reportedly_still_fight-a-93_1694042514980.jpg\" height=\"736\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams is reportedly still fighting for his life in hospital<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75101631-12489591-Williams_pictured_during_the_2014_Hall_of_Fame_Game_was_claimed_-a-91_1694042514965.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Williams, pictured during the 2014 Hall of Fame Game, was claimed to have died after an accident while working on a construction site &#8211; but his family says he is still on life support<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75101637-12489591-Williams_earned_a_total_of_11_8m_during_his_five_year_NFL_career-a-94_1694042514981.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75101799-12489591-He_played_for_the_Bills_pictured_and_Buccaneers-a-92_1694042514977.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Williams earned a total of $11.8m during his five-year NFL career, before calling it a day in 2016<\/p>\n<p>Lyle confirmed that Williams was injured in a construction accident in Hillsborough County last week, and revealed that the plan is to remove him from his life support, but that hasn&#8217;t yet happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Further details of the accident were revealed on a GoFundMe page, purportedly set up by Williams&#8217; father, Wendell Muhammed.<\/p>\n<p>The page &#8211; which was created in a bid to help Williams&#8217; father travel to the hospital in Tampa Bay &#8211; claims that a steel beam fell on his head, causing a massive head injury.<\/p>\n<p>Williams&#8217; father went on to explain that the ex-NFL star suffered swelling on his brain and spinal cord, as well as complete paralysis in his right arm and below the waist.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75101635-12489591-Williams_shakes_hands_with_Bills_owner_Terry_Pegula_right_before-a-2_1694042628486.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Williams shakes hands with Bills owner Terry Pegula (right) before a game vs the Vikings<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75101629-12489591-Williams_makes_a_catch_at_Soldier_Field_while_playing_against_th-a-3_1694042628569.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Williams makes a catch at Soldier Field while playing against the Bears in September 2014<\/p>\n<p>Before his pro football career, Williams was a star of the college game with Syracuse, where he played for three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>In his NFL career, he made 223 receptions, scoring 26 touchdowns with 3,089 receiving yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He earned a total of $11,848,250 during his time in the NFL, predominantly with the Bucs, who drafted him in the fourth round in 2010 and handed him a four-year contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Syracuse college star, who played for the Kansas City Chiefs,\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u00a0and\u00a0Buffalo Bills across five years in the NFL, called time on his football career in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-12489591\/Ex-NFL-star-Mike-Williams-ALIVE-remains-life-support-hospital-despite-reports-died-freak-construction-accident-age-36-family-weighing-options.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-NFL star Mike Williams &#8216;is still ALIVE and remains on life support in hospital&#8217; 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