Mike Williams, ex-NFL wide receiver, breathing on his own after being taken off life support: reports

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Mike Williams, a former NFL wide receiver who suffered serious injuries in a workplace construction accident earlier this month, was reportedly breathing on his own after he was removed from life support.

Williams remained in the intensive care unit of a Tampa, Florida-area hospital, according to the Tampa Bay Times on Saturday. Williams’ agent Hadley Engelhard and the mother of his daughter, Tierney Lyle, told the outlet there had been no change in his condition.

A GoFundMe linked to Williams’ father said the player had had a "major accident" at work last Friday. The page said a steel beam "fell on his head causing a massive head injury" and that there was swelling on his brain and swelling on his spinal cord that was ruptured." 

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Mike Williams, #19 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, celebrates in the end zone in the first quarter after scoring a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals at Raymond James Stadium on September 29, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. (Getty Images)

The injuries resulted in Williams being paralyzed in his right arm and from the waist down.

Williams passed out and "never regained consciousness," according to the GoFundMe. He was placed into a coma on Sunday.

Mary Rosenthal, the mother of the 36-year-old former player, told WIVB-TV that the family needed a "Hail Mary." She said he was taken off the ventilator on Friday.

"He said, if this ever happens to me, to pull my plug because I don’t want to live like that," Rosenthal said. "Those are his wishes. When he was a football player, he had already signed the papers."

Williams, a Buffalo native, attended Syracuse