Seattle Seahawks heart Connor Williams has retired due to private causes, coach Mike Macdonald mentioned on Friday.
The Seahawks coach mentioned Williams’ departure didn’t have something to do with the ACL harm he sustained final 12 months that required surgical procedure.
“We’re going to honor his needs and hold all these causes and conversations non-public for apparent causes, and I want them the very best,” Macdonald mentioned.
Williams, in his seventh NFL season, signed a one-year contract in August and began in each recreation this season.
The 27-year previous had not taken half in observe 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 enjoying 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 12 months and has appeared in 4 video games this season.
“Clearly it’s an unexpected circumstance that you simply’ve type of received to tackle head-on, however the silver lining in the entire thing is we get to see Olu go do his factor,” Macdonald mentioned. “This man has been working actually exhausting. Principally began at heart for us the entire offseason till we signed Connor.”
