{"id":102228,"date":"2025-10-03T09:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228"},"modified":"2025-10-03T09:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:05:31","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-patriots-red-flag-milton-williams-absence-from-practice-sends-shockwaves-through-foxborough-whispers-suggest-his-missing-presence-could-tip-the-balance-against-buffalo-teammat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 PATRIOTS RED FLAG: Milton Williams\u2019 absence from practice sends shockwaves through Foxborough, whispers suggest his missing presence could tip the balance against Buffalo, teammates and fans alike feel the weight of his void ahead of the showdown, and the urgent question is\u2026 how badly will this setback hurt New England\u2019s chances on Sunday?..ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-England-Patriots-DT-Milton-Williams.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"New England Patriots defensive end Milton Williams (97) tackles Washington Commanders wide receiver Luke McCaffrey (11) during the first half at Gillette Stadium.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The New England Patriots have their hands full with the Buffalo Bills in Week 5, even if their X-factor comes through. And here is why Milton Williams missing practice is such a bad sign for the AFC East showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Williams is a key player for the Patriots on the defensive line, according to a post on X by Chris Brown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a noteworthy absence. Williams and fellow DT Christian Barmore have been a big interior presence in New England&#8217;s run front thus far, where Pats are giving up just 77.5 rushing yards per game. #Bills #NEvsBUF\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How good is that run defense? The Patriots are tied with the Packers for No. 2 in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Williams didn\u2019t make it to the practice field Thursday, according to a post on X by Mike Reiss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDT Milton Williams (ankle), who was a limited participant in Wednesday\u2019s practice, is not spotted during Thursday\u2019s media-access portion of practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Patriots need DE Milton Williams against Bills<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The good news is that the severity of the injury. It may be low, according to a post on X by Ian Rapoport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes not sound like a significant injury for Milton Williams\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams wants to be out there against the team favored to win the AFC, according to masslive.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never been there,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI\u2019ve been seeing the videos of the fan going crazy, jumping off stuff, and throwing snowballs. Those fans are diehard. It\u2019s going to be a fun environment to play in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the Bills\u2019 offensive line will prove to be a tough opponent, Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt ain\u2019t going to be just the d-line or any particular group,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take everybody being on the same page executing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams, a third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, spent his first four seasons in the NFL with the Eagles, helping them win the Super Bowl in 2024. He has helped create a tough one-two punch with defensive end Christian Barmore. Williams, who had a career-high five sacks in 2024, already has two this season.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milton Williams of the New England Patriots missed practice, and that&#8217;s a bad sign for the showdown against the Bills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":102234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[779,3944,22,9,62],"class_list":["post-102228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-mike-vrabel","tag-milton-williams","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-injury"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8 PATRIOTS RED FLAG: Milton Williams\u2019 absence from practice sends shockwaves through Foxborough, whispers suggest his missing presence could tip the balance against Buffalo, teammates and fans alike feel the weight of his void ahead of the showdown, and the urgent question is\u2026 how badly will this setback hurt New England\u2019s chances on Sunday?..ll - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udea8 PATRIOTS RED FLAG: Milton Williams\u2019 absence from practice sends shockwaves through Foxborough, whispers suggest his missing presence could tip the balance against Buffalo, teammates and fans alike feel the weight of his void ahead of the showdown, and the urgent question is\u2026 how badly will this setback hurt New England\u2019s chances on Sunday?..ll - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Milton Williams of the New England Patriots missed practice, and that&#039;s a bad sign for the showdown against the Bills.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-03T09:05:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LUU-1-10.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrLuu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrLuu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228\",\"name\":\"\ud83d\udea8 PATRIOTS RED FLAG: Milton Williams\u2019 absence from practice sends shockwaves through Foxborough, whispers suggest his missing presence could tip the balance against Buffalo, teammates and fans alike feel the weight of his void ahead of the showdown, and the urgent question is\u2026 how badly will this setback hurt New England\u2019s chances on Sunday?..ll - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LUU-1-10.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-03T09:05:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-03T09:05:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/301df8231b74387730cd1ed513c32f69\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LUU-1-10.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LUU-1-10.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\ud83d\udea8 PATRIOTS RED FLAG: Milton Williams\u2019 absence from practice sends shockwaves through Foxborough, whispers suggest his missing presence could tip the balance against Buffalo, teammates and fans alike feel the weight of his void ahead of the showdown, and the urgent question is\u2026 how badly will this setback hurt New England\u2019s chances on Sunday?..ll\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/301df8231b74387730cd1ed513c32f69\",\"name\":\"MrLuu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1fd3814c4cb3d1816165db2274a22bac8ad2b5452a36bf175d03eafdd0ecc5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1fd3814c4cb3d1816165db2274a22bac8ad2b5452a36bf175d03eafdd0ecc5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrLuu\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=8\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\ud83d\udea8 PATRIOTS RED FLAG: Milton Williams\u2019 absence from practice sends shockwaves through Foxborough, whispers suggest his missing presence could tip the balance against Buffalo, teammates and fans alike feel the weight of his void ahead of the showdown, and the urgent question is\u2026 how badly will this setback hurt New England\u2019s chances on Sunday?..ll - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\ud83d\udea8 PATRIOTS RED FLAG: Milton Williams\u2019 absence from practice sends shockwaves through Foxborough, whispers suggest his missing presence could tip the balance against Buffalo, teammates and fans alike feel the weight of his void ahead of the showdown, and the urgent question is\u2026 how badly will this setback hurt New England\u2019s chances on Sunday?..ll - NEWS USA","og_description":"Milton Williams of the New England Patriots missed practice, and that's a bad sign for the showdown against the Bills.","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2025-10-03T09:05:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LUU-1-10.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MrLuu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrLuu","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228","name":"\ud83d\udea8 PATRIOTS RED FLAG: Milton Williams\u2019 absence from practice sends shockwaves through Foxborough, whispers suggest his missing presence could tip the balance against Buffalo, teammates and fans alike feel the weight of his void ahead of the showdown, and the urgent question is\u2026 how badly will this setback hurt New England\u2019s chances on Sunday?..ll - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LUU-1-10.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-03T09:05:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-03T09:05:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/301df8231b74387730cd1ed513c32f69"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LUU-1-10.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LUU-1-10.jpg","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102228#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\ud83d\udea8 PATRIOTS RED FLAG: Milton Williams\u2019 absence from practice sends shockwaves through Foxborough, whispers suggest his missing presence could tip the balance against Buffalo, teammates and fans alike feel the weight of his void ahead of the showdown, and the urgent question is\u2026 how badly will this setback hurt New England\u2019s chances on Sunday?..ll"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/301df8231b74387730cd1ed513c32f69","name":"MrLuu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1fd3814c4cb3d1816165db2274a22bac8ad2b5452a36bf175d03eafdd0ecc5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1fd3814c4cb3d1816165db2274a22bac8ad2b5452a36bf175d03eafdd0ecc5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrLuu"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=8"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102235,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102228\/revisions\/102235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/102234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=102228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=102228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}