Police are investigating if unprescribed drugs factored into death of ex-NFL player Mike Williams

Published September 26, 2023 11:59 AM

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police in Tampa, Florida, are investigating the death of former NFL player Mike Williams after getting information that he may have received unprescribed drugs from someone while hospitalized after a construction site accident. Williams died on Sept. 12 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa at age 36, two weeks after he was injured in a construction accident that left him partially paralyzed. Williams was a fourth-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2010 out of Syracuse. He had 65 receptions for 964 yards and 11 touchdowns as a rookie and played in 54 games for the Bucs.

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