Mike Williams On Life Support
September 6th, 2023
Still with us.
Thank goodness a Spectrum News report out of Buffalo last night has turned out to be erroneous.
Former Bucs wide receiver Mike Williams is on life support in an unknown Tampa area hospital after suffering a devastating injury at a construction site.
Per Williams’ father, Wendell Muhammad, a steel beam fell and hit Williams in the head causing swelling on his brain and spinal cord. This left Williams paralyzed on his right side and below the waist.
Last night, Jon Scott of Spectrum News reported Williams had succumbed to his injuries. But Jonah Bronstein, Nick Veronica and Sarah Minkewicz of WIBV News in Buffalo report this evening that Williams is alive but in dire condition.
The report, citing sources close to Williams’ family, noted Williams was doing electrical work, a profession he began early this year in Tampa, when the construction accident occurred.
The accident happened Friday. Earlier this week, Williams was placed in a medically-induced coma. He is currently on life support, per WIVB.
You can read more about Williams’ injuries from his father on a GoFundMe.com page.
Caution: GoFundMe.com has slapped a warning on the GoFundMe.com page referenced above about Williams. Joe also is hearing from people he trusts that the legitimacy of the charity mentioned on that page cannot be verified.
September 6th, 2023 at 8:58 pm
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 prayers for this young man
September 6th, 2023 at 8:59 pm
Prayers for Mike and his family🙏
September 6th, 2023 at 9:02 pm
Who says journalism is dead! F@#$ two sources…I gotta tweet!
September 6th, 2023 at 9:04 pm
Crazy all that money made just gone.. sad … prayers
September 6th, 2023 at 9:05 pm
Dude claimed he had “multiple” sources and the cable news outfit also ran with the news. Joe was out at One Buc today and no one thought otherwise.
September 6th, 2023 at 9:18 pm
Wow, prayers up
September 6th, 2023 at 9:19 pm
What a tragedy. Best wishes to his family and close friends.
Go Bucs!
September 6th, 2023 at 9:59 pm
Carl Nassib retiring. Wow. I feel old.
September 6th, 2023 at 10:05 pm
“Dude claimed he had “multiple” sources and the cable news outfit also ran with the news.”
That’s kind of my point. Years back, I was evacuated due to wild fires in socal. At the fema evac site, others others from the local area were showing up saying that my entire neighborhood was gone. Matter of factly told me the gas station by my house erupted on flames. All of which was not true. Only two houses were lost and the gas station was unscathed. But the “sources” of this info were fellow homeowners in distress and too close and emotionally involved to be counted on for accurate information…ie not good sources. So if this guy’s sources were friends and family in mikes orbit..either physical or in the twittersphre…not good sources. Hospital workers, law enforcement , construction company officials….good sources. I will tweet mikes former agents masseuse and apologize.
Not a shot at you joe! The short time I have been on this site I think you do a helluva job! I am just an A-hole by nature!
September 6th, 2023 at 10:09 pm
Prayers to you, Mike. Hang in there if you can.
September 6th, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Bonzai, you are what’s wrong with this world.
September 6th, 2023 at 11:08 pm
At least there is some chance he survives…..prayers for Mike & Family…..
September 6th, 2023 at 11:12 pm
Surviving is only part of the goal. Hopefully there is a quality of life to be had.
September 6th, 2023 at 11:46 pm
Unfortunately, except for the cops, terrible sources. Due to HIPPA, those folks can get canned and later sued for releasing medical info without consent. So those folks often clam up.
See your point though.
The old Mike Royko line about verifying, “Hey, your grandmother died.
“Yeah? Well, let’s see the death certificate.”
(Didn’t think you were taking a shot at me at all. 🙂 )
September 6th, 2023 at 11:59 pm
Bonzai, get a clue bro that completely uninteresting/useless Nassib topic is not for this thread.
Prayers to Mike Williams, hope he can pull through.
September 7th, 2023 at 12:13 am
As much as I’d like to see him make it because he definitely had the talent to be good he’s probably gonna be taken off . I work in a hospital & I think it’s gonna end up happening unfortunately.
September 7th, 2023 at 12:14 am
I didn’t see any charity mentioned, but I did see that dad also put his cashapp account on there. At least as of now (9:14 Pacific time), that’s what the warning message was about, FYI>
September 7th, 2023 at 1:22 am
I am glad to hear this news
It also reinforces why I no longer rely on jbf anymore for news. You’d rather be first than right, and that’s sad.
September 7th, 2023 at 1:28 am
Good job Joe!
A quick and forthright correction.
Also will keep he and his family in my prayers.
I need some way to weed out some of the “erronious” “news” being blasted all over the world by the less than reputable souces that seem to be everywhere. Not directed at you Joes.
No this is not a political statement for those of you who are looking for a reason to spout your views. Just a statement of fact.
Go Bucs!
September 7th, 2023 at 6:49 am
I’ll never forget him tipping a pass in the front of the endzone because he was well covered, and immediately spun around to catch it while putting both feet just barely in bounds back of the end zone. It was Preseason his rookie year and I knew that he would be a special dude.
September 7th, 2023 at 7:27 am
Anyone want to mention concussions and football safety? Been saying it for years that there are daily jobs people get paid little for that are ten times more dangerous than football that nobody mentions.
Hope he pulls through.
September 7th, 2023 at 8:08 am
941, yep I remember that play. I thought the same thing. I sure hope the young man recovers.
September 7th, 2023 at 8:51 am
If memory serves, home game. Catch was under the goal posts. Incredible catch.
September 7th, 2023 at 9:07 am
As I read this I envisioned / recalled that memory!
Thanks for sharing this.
Prayers to Mike and his family. God, watch over them please. 🙏
September 7th, 2023 at 9:53 am
Take it easy on Bonzai guys.
Sources tell me that Carl lent him a “helping hand” awhile back.
You have to admire that kind loyalty.
September 7th, 2023 at 10:51 am
What a disgrace that this was reported falsely, even by major media.
Pathetic really.
I hope he has a miraculous recovery!!
September 7th, 2023 at 2:42 pm
🙏💖💪🏾👍🏽
September 7th, 2023 at 2:51 pm
Yeah it’s as if his mind & all is there but his body & all just isn’t because of everything that happened & I don’t think anybody would really want to deal with that. That’s why I think after awhile he’s probably just gonna end up being taken off.