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Patriots Defensive Coordinator Terrell Williams Collapses During Practice, Treated for Dehydration

Zak Kuhr is handling on-field play calling until he returns to team activities under medical supervision.

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Former assistant head coach Terrell Williams of the Tennessee Titans looks on before the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on August 12, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Overview

  • During Monday’s training camp session at Gillette Stadium, Williams collapsed on the sideline and left practice on a cart after medical staff evaluated him.
  • The Patriots said he was treated for dehydration and is expected to make a full recovery but will remain off the field as a precaution.
  • Inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr, who also filled in during Williams’s spring absence, took over defensive play calling duties on site.
  • Williams coached remotely from his home in Detroit earlier in the offseason after missing parts of the spring program for an undisclosed medical issue.
  • This season marks Williams’s first as an NFL defensive coordinator following a two-decade coaching career with the Raiders, Dolphins, Titans and Lions.