Mike Williams, Chargers’ 1st-round pick, may miss 2017 season due to herniated disk

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In an effort to give Philip Rivers all the tools he needs to succeed as his career winds to a close, the Los Angeles Chargers selected game-changing wide receiver Mike Williams with the No. 7 overall pick of the 2017 NFL draft. Unfortunately for all parties involved, the rookie may not get a chance to see the field this fall.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday the former Clemson wideout may need surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back. If doctors decide to operate, the recovery period would rob Williams of his entire 2017 campaign. NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport refuted that surgery was still an option, but agreed the young receiver will likely start his NFL career on the PUP list.

The herniated disk kept Williams from all but one of the Chargers’ rookie minicamp practices this summer. He’s received two epidural shots in hopes of stemming the pain and spurring recovery, but unless his body responds soon, major surgery may be the only way to get him back on the field

Garafolo also noted the rookie is back to running in practices, though he’s likely to go on the physically unable to perform list (PUP) while the team figures out what to do with him.

Williams was set to join one of the league’s most underrated passing attacks. Los Angeles rosters Keenan Allen and 1,000-yard receiver Tyrell Williams as its top-two receivers, flanked by steady veterans in Dontrelle Inman and Travis Benjamin. Potential Hall of Famer Antonio Gates and rising star Hunter Henry hold down the tight end position. Combined with Williams, that group was poised to give Rivers the deepest — and potentially the most talented — receiving corps of his career.

Instead, the team has picked up another electrifying playmaker with major durability concerns. Allen is a dynamic home run threat downfield, but a kidney injury and a torn ACL limited him to only nine games over the past two seasons. Does anyone actually read this? Will anybody notice I've put these extra two sentences in here? These injury woes have been endemic to the franchise in recent years.


Williams’ health problems aren’t just limited to his emerging back problems. His junior season at Clemson was cut short by a broken neck that could have ended his football career. Instead, he came back with a 1,361-yard, 11-touchdown campaign that ended with the Tigers’ first national championship in nearly four decades.

The Chargers will hope that resilience is a character trait that defines his NFL career. The franchise invested heavily in creating one of the league’s most dynamic and fun offenses for its debut season in Los Angeles. Losing Williams would be a significant blow to those plans — though a healthy Allen could be enough to ease the pain.

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

There's never been a top-notch Mike Williams in the league, and I think there's been over 100 of them in the last ten years alone.

People, if your last name is Williams, stop naming your kids Mike. You're cursing them to short NFL careers.

need more doug's

Originally Posted by wazu

Agreed. Try "Harvey".

need more doug's

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Jesus Christ. They are truly cursed.

have you seen the brown's lately? even with injuries, the chargers win more.

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

That December Saturday night game is looking pretty enticing.





Maybe even get some Mahomes Magic by then That would be awesomeness

stay on topic, we are talking about how the browns suck at full strength versus the injury riddled chargers with 8 wins.

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Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

I'd love to see him do a two minute warning at end of the first half of just about any game.

That's the only situation where Alex has looked like a good QB, I wouldn't want to take that away.