Mike Williams has lost the fight for his life. As confirmed by his agent, the former NFL receiver has died as a result of a serious work accident

As a wide receiver, Mike Williams took on the NFL’s defensive stars, but the 36-year-old has now lost the fight for his life. As confirmed by his agent, the former fourth-round pick passed away on Tuesday as a result of a serious work accident that occurred on September 1.

There had already been reports of Williams’ death a few days earlier, but they were not true.

Tierney Lyle, the mother of his eight-year-old daughter, stated at the time, according to the Tampa Bay Times, that the former football star was on life support. She had previously spoken about a hospital visit to Williams.

“He was asleep when we came in and woke up when he heard our voices and his daughter’s voice,” Lyle reportedly explained outside the hospital: “And he was looking around and blinking and crying, but he couldn’t move.”

Donations were collected on the website “gofundme.com” after the accident so that Williams’ father Wendell Mohammad, who lives and works in Dallas, could assist his son in Tampa. Within two days, almost 5,000 US dollars had been raised.

Williams hit by steel beam

Mohammad also commented on his son’s exact injuries. According to the report, a steel beam fell on the former receiver’s head, causing severe brain damage. The spine was also affected. Williams was paralysed from the waist down and on his right arm.

Because the diaphragm had pressed on the lungs, his son had also suffered from considerable breathing difficulties. In addition, the lungs had filled with water. Thanks to the doctors’ efforts, however, these problems have since been resolved, Mohammad wrote earlier this week.

Williams played for the Buccaneers and the Bills

In the NFL, Williams played from 2010 to 2013 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who selected him as the 101st draft pick. Although he signed a new six-year, $40.25 million contract in Florida in the summer of 2013, Williams was traded to the Buffalo Bills for a sixth-round pick in 2014, returning home. However, in December, during the current season, he was shown the door.

Another setback followed, as the NFL suspended Williams for the first six weeks of the 2015 season. Before the 2016 season, he joined the Kansas City Chiefs, but was released in August. According to Pro Football Reference, he totalled 223 receptions for 3089 yards, including 26 touchdowns, in 63 NFL appearances.