Overview
- Williams sustained an ankle injury on the opening drive when Christian Barmore was blocked into him during a Justin Fields scramble.
- He was evaluated in the tent and locker room, returned early in the second quarter for limited action, then left again and was ruled out in the second half.
- Vrabel said he chose to hold Williams out to begin treatment and “get ahead of it,” characterizing the call as precautionary with short-term monitoring.
- The Patriots leaned on Christian Barmore, Khyiris Tonga, Cory Durden and rookie Eric Gregory after the injury, and they held Jets running back Breece Hall to 67 yards.
- A four-year, $104 million offseason signing and run-defense anchor, Williams will be evaluated over the next few days with his status for Nov. 23 at Cincinnati still developing.