New England Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams has been away from the team due to a health scare he suffered this offseason.But, the expectation is that he will be back to work very soon.
“Doing well, and he’ll be here soon. Excited about that,” head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters on Tuesday when asked if he had an update. “So, I think everybody’s looking forward to that.”
Prior to the start of rookie minicamp, Vrabel initially told reporters that Williams has been away from the team, and the defensive coordinator then hopped on a Zoom call to provide some additional information.
“I want to make it clear that I’m away from the building, but I’m not away from the team,” Williams said. “I’m doing good. I’m not away from the football team.
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“I came back home here to Detroit, for spring break, and had a little medical scare. I mean, it wasn’t a little medical scare. It was a medical scare,” he added. “Since then, per doctor’s orders, I’ve kind of stayed here, in Detroit, and been handling that.”
Williams also detailed how this health scare has changed his outlook on a lot of things.
“Football is a job that obviously there’s some stress involved, but just eating right, working out, doing the things that, you know, if you’re supposed to take any kind of medication and take it,” Williams said. “I think sometimes as, like I told the players, I mean, we all think we’re invincible. We all think we’re going to live forever. We all think that this can happen to us… It’s just, I’ve ignored doctors. I’ve ignored everyone and just kind of live my life. And while it was fun, I realized that you know what? You gotta take care of yourself, man, and that’s what I’m doing.”
In William’s absence, inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr has been taking over his responsibilities inside the building.
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