On Friday, the Seattle Seahawks announced that center Connor Williams has been ruled out for Sunday's Week 11 game against the San Francisco 49ers. Williams had missed the entire week of practice and was ultimately ruled out for a non-injury personal reason. When we at Seahawks Wire reported this news, the personal reason was not yet known.
Well, we now have an idea… after practice on Friday, head coach Mike Macdonald announced that Connor Williams had decided to officially RETIRED from the NFL. According to Macdonald, Williams has his reasons and the possibility of perhaps returning later seems unlikely.
Mike Macdonald says Connor Williams has decided to retire for personal reasons.
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The Seahawks . Williams was originally drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and was a Miami Dolphin for two seasons until he unfortunately tore his ACL near the end of the 2023 season. Williams was allowed to leave in free agency and decided between the two before the deal with Seattle was finalized.
Williams started all nine games for the Seahawks this year, playing a total of 86 of a possible 92 games in the NFL. While While it seemed like Williams had brought stability to the interior of Seattle's offensive line, he had taken shocking regression in his last two games. In particular, the fact that he repeatedly threw the ball way too high to quarterback Geno Smith and even kicked it on him on a crucial 4th down play .
Coach Macdonald has starts on Sunday.
The NFL is an extremely challenging league. Not just physically, in the games, but also emotionally and mentally. Football can be a dangerous sport and if your head/heart isn't in it, for whatever reasonit can be harmful to health. We at Seahawks Wire wish Connor Williams a happy retirement, whatever endeavor he chooses to pursue after his life in football.
