Mike Williams, ex-NFL wide receiver, 'fighting for his life' following work accident: report

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Mike Williams, a former NFL wide receiver who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills during his career, reportedly remained in the hospital following an accident at a construction site.

Williams, 36, was described as "fighting for his life" in a Florida-area hospital, according to Spectrum News 1 in Buffalo, citing the player’s agent Hadley Engelhard. WGRZ-TV reported Williams was on life support. Both outlets initially reported the player had died on Tuesday night.

Tierney Lyle, the mother of Williams’ 8-year-old daughter, told the Tampa Bay Times that the player was "mostly non-responsive" when they visited him earlier Wednesday. She said he woke up for a brief moment, "looked around, and he blinked and he was crying but he can’t move."

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Mike Williams, #19 of the Buffalo Bills, warms up prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Aug. 23, 2014 in Orchard Park, New York. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Reps for Williams did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

A GoFundMe linked to Williams’ father said the player 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." The injuries resulted in Williams being paralyzed in his right arm and his body from the waist down.

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

Williams, a Buffalo native, attended Syracuse University, and as a true