Buffalo Bills' Kyle Williams Goes Under The Knife

by Brian Galliford on Nov 9, 2011 2:21 PM EST in Buffalo Bills News

Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey confirmed on Wednesday that defensive tackle Kyle Williams - placed on IR by the team on Tuesday - is having surgery Wednesday on the foot injury that ended his season.

The Buffalo News reported this week that Williams was suffering from bone spurs that were aggravating his Achilles tendon. With surgery being the chosen treatment, the most likely course of action for Williams' doctors would be to excise the spurs. This gives Williams a seven-plus month window with which to recover in time for training camp in July of 2012.

Williams is the second high-profile Bills defender to undergo surgery on an Achilles issue in less than a two-week window, joining outside linebacker Shawne Merriman. Achilles injuries have been running rampant this season, with most attributing the unexpected upward trend of that particular injury to general player inactivity borne of this summer's lockout.

Having signed a lucrative six-year contract extension in August, Williams is locked up for the long term. We'll see him at St. John Fisher college next July.

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Achilles Injuries have defintly been bad this year.

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by matthew62 on Nov 9, 2011 2:23 PM EST via mobile reply actions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoroquinolone#Boxed_warnings

by zablonskizzy on Nov 9, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions

What?

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Nov 9, 2011 7:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Read it – it has some relevance.

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by thefourwinds on Nov 9, 2011 7:35 PM EST up reply actions

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Nov 9, 2011 7:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

How much relevance does it really have. How many nfl players do we know are taking this.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Nov 9, 2011 7:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

zero relevance. Fluoroquinolones are powerful antibiotics that are typically prescribed for MRSA and other anti-biotic resistant infections. There’s no reason to think that NFL players would have a need or purpose for abusing this product.

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by dzil on Nov 9, 2011 9:51 PM EST up reply actions

Thats what I thought.

"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus

by matthew62 on Nov 9, 2011 11:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

nah

they are incorrectly prescribed for simple infections all the time. i wonder if athletes are specifically advised not to take them, though. danny granger of the pacers tore a tendon as a result back in ‘09. not saying any of these injuries are related, it’s just interesting and could be possible

by zablonskizzy on Nov 9, 2011 11:45 PM EST up reply actions

the side effects/warnings are with regard to systemic use of the drug. Why would pro athletes be on a continual respiratory tract infection anti-biotic regimen?
Are you saying Danny Granger tore his tendon as a result of taking fluoroquinolone? If so, I’d appreciate a reference to anything written about it.
Besides, Williams’ tendon problem is stated to be an irritation due to bone spurs, not a rupture or tear.

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by dzil on Nov 10, 2011 6:04 PM EST up reply actions

This can recur… Not sure how you manage it going forward… control his reps more i guess…

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by greysquirrel on Nov 9, 2011 2:32 PM EST reply actions

Schobel

Isn’t this the same or similar to the problem Aaron Schobel had?

by CarlinTexas on Nov 9, 2011 2:48 PM EST reply actions

Schobel had a Lisfranc fracture. It’s quite a bit different than a bone spur.

by Morningw00d on Nov 9, 2011 2:55 PM EST up reply actions

What other players hurt their Achilles?

Ernie Graham blew his out and I think someone on San Diego if I recall correctly. Have their really been more this season than in years past? I don’t think Williams’ or Merriman’s were a result of inactivity over the summer. Its not like these guys sat around all day and night. Bone spurs and recurring injury issues don’t seem like a result of the lockout, but I’m not a doc so who knows!

I just hope Williams heals well and recovers to be the good player that he was. The Bills don’t need another albatross contract. They need their better players to live up to their contracts.

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by Kurupt on Nov 9, 2011 2:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions

The Browns punter blew out his achillies.

So did a few of the Giants in preseason I believe.

They were talking about it on Sirius recently about how many Achillies injuries there have been this year.

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by bflo on Nov 9, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions

In just casual listening I have heard of several, though I can’t name the players.

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by thefourwinds on Nov 9, 2011 3:21 PM EST up reply actions

Browns P Reggie Hodges
Chiefs LB Brandon Siler
Lions RB Mikel Leshoure
Bengals LB Roddrick Muckelroy
Browns LB Scott Fujita

Those are the ones I remember off the top of my head, aside from Graham.

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by Brian Galliford on Nov 9, 2011 3:24 PM EST up reply actions

Add Giants’ CB Bruce Johnson to the list.

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by thefourwinds on Nov 9, 2011 5:10 PM EST up reply actions

Hope July is enough time.

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by ChuckBuffInFlo on Nov 9, 2011 5:12 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions

Get healthy meatball, we need you out there helping Dareus scaring opposing D coordinators

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by WABillsfan on Nov 9, 2011 6:23 PM EST reply actions

Don’t you mean scaring opposing O coordinators? :+)

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by go_buff on Nov 9, 2011 7:44 PM EST up reply actions

They should probably eliminate the “explosive ballistic hyperelastic Achilles twang” from their exercise routine, and replace it with my patented “double fisted beer lift” move.

by Munchausen on Nov 9, 2011 6:32 PM EST reply actions

PAGING JERRY SULLIVAN . . . PAGING JERRY SULLIVAN

Come in, Jerry Sullivan; we need you . . .

Williams is the second high-profile Bills defender to undergo surgery on an Achilles issue in less than a two-week window, joining outside linebacker Shawne Merriman.

Jerry, when Merriman went on IR, you made the following statement:

On the day he became the Bills’ general manager, Buddy Nix told us he wasn’t the smartest guy in the room. That was surely the case when he re-signed Shawne Merriman.

http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/columns/jerry-sullivan/article608966.ece

In the interest of maintaining your noted journalistic integrity, accuracy, and consistency, I’m certain you’ll soon have the same things to say concerning Williams — seeing as he, like Merriman, was 1) recently resigned, 2) suffered the same injury, and 3) is on IR.

PAGING JERRY SULLIVAN . . . COME IN, JERRY SULLIVAN . . .

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by go_buff on Nov 9, 2011 7:43 PM EST reply actions

I really think you’re off base man. Nix took a risk on an injury-prone player like Merriman, and anyone who criticize Nix for signing him has some justification. Kyle Williams, on the other hand, has been a perennially healthy player. Yes, they were both recently resigning, have suffered the same injury, and have been put on IR, but there really is no connection between the two.

by kai11 on Nov 9, 2011 8:24 PM EST up reply actions