Aaron Williams Hospitalized: Updates on Bills Safety's Head, Neck and Recovery

Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams has not played since suffering head and neck injuries when Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry left his feet and hit the defensive back in the head on a block in Week 7.

After Buffalo's 28-25 loss, center Eric Wood said Williams left the stadium and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. He has been placed on the injured reserve.

Continue for updates.

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Williams Hits IR

Tuesday, Nov. 1 

Williams was placed on the injured reserve and was replaced on the active roster by wide receiver Percy Harvin, per Chris Brown of BuffaloBills.com.

"He'll take this time to get healthy, and then he will make the decision on whether or not to play," GM Doug Whaley told reporters.

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Williams' Father Comments on Future

Thursday, Oct. 27 

Williams' father said his son will wait until the offseason to decide whether to keep playing football after his latest neck injury, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.  

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Ryan Comments on Williams' Injury

Thursday, Oct. 27

Bills head coach Rex Ryan told reporters there's "some concern" that Williams' injury could be a long-term one.

Ryan told reporters on Oct. 24 that Williams was in meetings and walking around the team facility. Ryan added that Williams' head and neck are undergoing evaluation.

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Williams Receives Additional Testing at Hospital

Sunday, Oct. 23

The Bills announced that Williams went to the hospital to take a precautionary MRI and will travel back to Buffalo with the team.

Williams remained down for a few minutes after the play, and Rodak reported staff members were "packing his street clothes and belongings" as the team departed after the game.

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Landry Comments on Williams Block

Sunday, Oct. 23

"If I could take that hit back, I would," Landry said, per Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald. "The guy has a family to feed, and this is his livelihood. You never want to see that with anybody."

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Williams Dealing with Familiar Injury

Williams has been stifled by injuries throughout his career. He hasn't appeared in all 16 games in any of his first five seasons in the league.

Alper noted that Williams suffered a serious neck injury during the 2015 campaign, "and there was some doubt about whether he would be able to play again."

He appeared in only three games last season and was unsure of his future in December, per Sal Capaccio of WGR 550:

He returned for the preseason this year but didn't last long. During training camp on Aug. 11, Williams collided with wide receiver Dezmin Lewis, and both were hurt on the play.

Despite suffering a concussion, Williams was able to make it back for the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens.

Through the first six games this season, Williams recorded 16 combined tackles without an interception.

When healthy, Williams has shown flashes of being an above-average corner in the league. In 2013, he recorded four interceptions and 82 total tackles as one of Buffalo's best pass-defenders.

Stats courtesy of Pro-Football-Reference.com.