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Before the start of rookie minicamp, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters that defensive coordinator Terrell Williams was away from the team and not at the facility, as he was working through a medical scare.
And now, ahead of training camp, Vrabel provided an important update about Williams, specifically confirming whether he is back with the team.
“(Terrell) is here and ready to go,” Vrabel said on Tuesday. “Players were excited to see him. I was excited to see him.”
Back in May, after Vrabel initially told reporters about Williams’ status, the defensive coordinator spoke with reporters on a Zoom call to provide an update.
“I want to make it clear that I’m away from the building, but I’m not away from the team,” Williams said. “I’m doing good. I’m not away from the football team.”
“I came back home here to Detroit, for spring break, and had a little medical scare. I mean, it wasn’t a little medical scare. It was a medical scare,” he added. “Since then, per doctor’s orders, I’ve kind of stayed here, in Detroit, and been handling that.”
Williams was in constant communication with the team while he was away, but inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr took over some of his responsibilities during that time.
“Zak Kuhr has done an unbelievable job while I’ve been away, and we’ve communicated daily on just the things that need to get done,” Williams explained. “He’s an unbelievably smart guy… I’ve grown to respect him in a short amount of time. I mean, we were together really, for four of those years in Tennessee, and I got the utmost respect. I think he’s going to be a superstar in this league, smart and more than anything, I think that he has the ability to connect with players.”
