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<p>Karlos Williams is ready to play football again, but he had a rough month to get back to this point.</p> <p>In the third quarter of a football game a month ago, <a href="https://www.buffalorumblings.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Buffalo Bills</a> running back <span>Karlos Williams</span> was tackled for a seven-yard loss. You probably don't remember the play, but it not only cost him almost a month of his first NFL season, but also the ability to do basic human activities for the next several weeks.</p>
<p>"I thought it was just my stomach acting up, throwing up,"<a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/21835/karlos-williams-and-his-hard-head-keep-spotlight-on-nfls-concussion-dilemma"> Williams told reporters Monday</a>. "Me just feeling a little nauseated. Headaches, pains toward the end of the game. I thought it was just me being tired, me being dehydrated.</p>
<p><span>"But definitely as I got home, I knew that something wasn't right. My balance was off. It wasn't dehydration. I was drinking Pedialyte and water at halftime, so it couldn't have been that," Williams continued.</span></p>
<p>Williams returned to the Bills' training facility a few hours after leaving, and was immediately placed into the NFL's concussion protocol. His fiancée had to drive him, and she would help take care of him for almost a month.</p>
<p>"Having really bad headaches. Not being able to sleep. Not being able to eat. Kind of side effects I've had over the years from having concussions: just being very, very groggy," said Williams when describing the symptoms of his third concussion. "Wanting to be up. Wanting to watch things. [But your] eyes hurt real, real bad. Very sensitive to light. Things like that. You're always tired. You can't sleep. Your head's always kind of pounding, throbbing. Your head feels tight."</p>
<p>Williams continued to reference the headaches the entire time he was speaking with reporters. He and his fiancée darkened their home - no sunlight, no artificial lights, no television, no driving for more than a week. After a period of time, he was able to slowly reintroduce everything. He had a setback when he tried lifting weights.</p>
<p>Williams thanked his fiancée repeatedly in the interview, but he's not worried about the long-term effects of his concussions, and says it won't alter his running style.</p>
<p><span>"[I'm] ready to play football," he said. "It's not going to change the way I run the football. It hasn't changed the way I run the football. I run the football with attitude, and I think that's what the coaches expect from me coming back."</span></p>
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/bills-news-notes/2015/11/5/9670340/karlos-williams-concussion-symptoms-buffalo-billsMatt Warren2015-10-07T19:28:30-04:002015-10-07T19:28:30-04:00Beckham fined for punching Duke Williams<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000551873/article/odell-beckham-fined-8681-for-punching-bills-safety">Beckham fined for punching Duke&nbsp;Williams</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Odell Beckham was fined $8,681, but he plans to appeal. <a href="http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/10/5/9457923/obj-slugs-duke-williams-on-manning-int?_ga=1.61548972.1883269976.1437650507">Here is video of the punch.</a></p></p></div>
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/10/7/9476315/beckham-fined-for-punching-bills-s-duke-williamsMatt Warren2015-10-07T06:38:01-04:002015-10-07T06:38:01-04:00Rex: quick throws are fine with us<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://espn.go.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/21326/rex-ryan-i-dont-mind-quick-throws-from-opposing-offenses">Rex: quick throws are fine with&nbsp;us</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Rex knows that if the ball is out in under two seconds, it limits what the offense can do. The Giants, however, knew it was frustrating the Bills' defense, and claim that Jerry Hughes' penalties are the result.</p></p></div>
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/10/7/9469357/rex-quick-throws-are-fine-with-usMatt Warren2015-10-07T06:07:09-04:002015-10-07T06:07:09-04:00All-22 review: execution trumps play-calling<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.wgr550.com/JW-All-22-Review-Bills-Giants/22039752">All-22 review: execution trumps&nbsp;play-calling</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Jeremy White's All-22 is a great look at how the Bills were often in a position to make plays, but couldn't execute. He also delves into how great Darby and Gilmore played.</p></p></div>
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/10/7/9469331/all-22-review-execution-trumps-play-callingMatt Warren2015-10-06T15:25:35-04:002015-10-06T15:25:35-04:00Gilmore/Darby didn't allow catch in last 34 minutes<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/YardsPerPass/status/651417427755040768">Gilmore/Darby didn't allow catch in last 34&nbsp;minutes</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>They played a heck of a game.</p></p></div>
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/10/6/9466055/gilmore-darby-didnt-allow-catch-in-last-34-minutesMatt Warren2015-10-06T06:13:49-04:002015-10-06T06:13:49-04:00Wood: chop block call was "garbage"<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/BuffRumblings/status/651130156946337792">Wood: chop block call was&nbsp;"garbage"</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>In an interview where he otherwise declined to go after bad calls, he did not shy away from this one.</p></p></div>
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/10/6/9460539/wood-chop-block-call-was-garbageMatt Warren2015-10-05T18:46:36-04:002015-10-05T18:46:36-04:00Beckham slugs Duke Williams on Manning INT<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/Jiillyy/status/651045580630851584">Beckham slugs Duke Williams on Manning&nbsp;INT</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>If you wait until the end, you'll see Odell Beckham, Jr. punch Duke Williams. Williams legally blocked Beckham to the ground on the return.</p></p></div>
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/10/5/9457923/obj-slugs-duke-williams-on-manning-intMatt Warren2015-10-05T15:08:32-04:002015-10-05T15:08:32-04:00Don't blame Gilmore for loss to G-men<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/JoeBuscaglia/status/651015127790145536">Don't blame Gilmore for loss to&nbsp;G-men</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Ronald Darby had a pretty nice day, too. Odell Beckham, Jr. had just five catches (on 12 targets) for 38 yards, with a long gain of nine yards.</p></p></div>
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/10/5/9455527/dont-blame-gilmore-for-loss-to-g-menMatt Warren