Seattle Seahawks middle Connor Williams has retired for private causes, coach Mike Macdonald mentioned Friday.
The Seahawks coach mentioned Williams’ departure had nothing to do with the anterior cruciate ligament harm he suffered final 12 months that required surgical procedure.
“We will honor his needs and preserve all of those causes and conversations personal for apparent causes, and I want them one of the best,” Macdonald mentioned.
Williams, in his seventh NFL season, signed a one-year contract in August and has began each sport this season.
The 27-year-old had not taken half in coaching this week. The Seahawks (4-5) will go to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Williams was a second-round decide by the Cowboys in 2018 and spent his first 4 seasons with Dallas earlier than taking part in two years with Miami. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament final December.
Williams is anticipated to get replaced by Olu Oluwatimi, a 2023 fifth-round decide, who performed one sport final 12 months and appeared in 4 video games this season.
“Obviously it is an unexpected circumstance that you need to face head on, however the silver lining in the entire thing is that we’ll see Olu do his factor,” Macdonald mentioned. “This man labored actually onerous. He mainly began at middle all offseason till we signed Connor.”
Associated Press reporting.
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