Mike Williams out for season? (rumor)

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Mike Williams Ruled Out from 2010 NFL Regular Season

Published on July 29, 2010 by Billgerber

Washington Redskins offensive lineman, Mike Williams was ruled out from the 2010 NFL regular season due to blood clot in his lungs. So, Washington Redskins will commence their training camp with out Mike Williams on Thursday.

Mike Williams will miss the 2010 NFL regular season after a blood clot was found in his lungs and doctors advised him that he should not play NFL for a year. The X-rays report tells that a blood clot was formed in his calf.

Mike Williams Ruled Out from 2010 NFL Regular Season | NFL News World

So this confirms it. BMW had a deep venous thrombosis (DVT). This is a blood clot in the LEG, which traveled in his case up through his veins and into his lungs. These are common after surgery, in people that don't move for a while (ie. long plane rides), and a couple of other reasons.. In his case, his obesity may have played a role. I bet it started with pain in his leg and/or swelling, which led to an ultrasound which found a blood clot. Then they got a CT scan of his lungs and showed a pulmonary embolus (blood clot in lungs). A blood clot in the lung (PE) can be life-threatening, so he was lucky. Either way, in an unexplained DVT/PE, he would be on blood thinners for about 6 months (the article says they are planning 12 months - they are being conservative). After that, he should be completely fine.

So this had NOTHING to do with his heart. There is NO chance of heart attack with this.

AND medically he should be able to play again without restrictions next year -- IF he wants to and IF he's in shape and IF the Redskins want him back..

Wish him the best, must be frustrating for him.