--- title: Former NFL wide receiver dies following construction accident-CNN description: Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams died Tuesday morning at a Tampa, Florida, hospital following a construction accident image: https://blog.aegraphics.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/230912223349-01-mike-williams-former-buccaneers-player-0912.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.aegraphics.com/former-nfl-wide-receiver-dies-following-construction-accident#main-content) [![AE Graphics Logo](https://blog.aegraphics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AE%20Graphics%20Logo%202015_GlassButton%20email.jpg?width=596&height=138&name=AE%20Graphics%20Logo%202015_GlassButton%20email.jpg "AE Graphics Logo")](https://aegraphics.com) - [Construction Accident](https://blog.aegraphics.com/tag/construction-accident) # Former NFL wide receiver dies following construction accident-CNN ![Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Williams celebrates after catching a touchdown pass during an NFL football game on Sept. 29, 2013, in Tampa](https://blog.aegraphics.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/230912223349-01-mike-williams-former-buccaneers-player-0912.jpg) Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams died Tuesday morning after he was taken off life support at a Tampa, Florida, hospital following a construction accident, his agent Hadley Engelhard told CNN. Williams was 36. Williams was performing electrical work when he was severely injured and required hospitalization, according to Engelhard. “He will be missed. He fought hard his whole life. Prayers to his family,” Engelhard said. Williams was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft out of Syracuse University. The Buffalo, New York native was voted second for the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year after catching 65 passes for 964 yards and 11 touchdowns. He started all 16 games for the Buccaneers.. 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