Written by Sean Wagner-McGough at CBS Sports.com
The Chargers’ injury woes from last season haven’t stopped. The injuries are continuing into the new year.
On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that first-round pick Mike Williams might need season-ending back surgery.
Williams, a receiver out of Clemson, was the seventh overall pick in this year’s draft. But back issues have plagued him ever since draft day. Williams suffered a herniated disk in rookie minicamp and was ruled out for the team’s OTAs. At the time, there were concerns that he’d miss the beginning of training camp. It turns out, there should’ve been concerns about his availability during the season.
“This may be a lot more serious than people thought,” a source told Schefter.
From ESPN’s report:
Williams recently received a second epidural on his herniated disk in a last-ditch effort to have him ready at some time during training camp, though the Chargers are preparing as if he will not be ready by that time, per sources.
The team still is hoping that Williams will respond positively to the second epidural, but also knows there’s a real chance he will not and his rookie year will be over before it begins.
That sounds bleak. Still, there is some good news. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Williams is responding well to the current treatment.
Williams has resumed running this week, source says. He’ll likely start camp on the PUP list. After that is TBD.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) July 19, 2017
Still, NFL.com reported that he’s expected to begin training camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport added that two sources told him surgery is not on the table right now because of Williams’ response to the treatment.
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