Seattle Seahawks middle Connor Williams has retired due to private causes, coach Mike Macdonald stated on Friday.
The Seahawks coach stated Williams’ departure didn’t have something to do with the ACL damage he sustained final yr that required surgical procedure.
“We’re going to honor his needs and maintain all these causes and conversations personal for apparent causes, and I want them the most effective,” Macdonald stated.
Williams, in his seventh NFL season, signed a one-year contract in August and began in each sport this season.
The 27-year previous had not taken half in apply this week. The Seahawks (4-5) go to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Williams was drafted within the second spherical by the Cowboys in 2018 and spent his first 4 seasons with Dallas earlier than taking part in for 2 years with Miami. He tore his ACL final December.
Williams is predicted to get replaced by Olu Oluwatimi, a fifth-round decide in 2023, who made one begin final yr and has appeared in 4 video games this season.
“Clearly it’s an unexpected circumstance that you simply’ve sort of bought to tackle head-on, however the silver lining in the entire thing is we get to see Olu go do his factor,” Macdonald stated. “This man has been working actually exhausting. Mainly began at middle for us the entire offseason till we signed Connor.”
