{"id":92166,"date":"2025-09-13T11:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92166"},"modified":"2025-09-13T11:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:15:13","slug":"patriots-dc-terrell-williams-will-miss-week-2-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92166","title":{"rendered":"Patriots DC Terrell Williams Will Miss Week 2 Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-374324\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageio.forbes.com\/specials-images\/imageserve\/6881490afb38eae96a5d70f1\/More-important-than-changing-the-X-s-and-O-s--Mike-Vrabel-trying-to-instill-a-new\/960x0.jpg?format=jpg&amp;width=960\" alt=\"Milton Williams Plans On Being A Catalyst For Patriots' Defense\" \/>September 12th, 2025 at 7:55pm CST by Ely Allen<\/p>\n<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n<p>The Patriots will be without a key staffer this weekend as defensive coordinator <strong>Terrell Williams<\/strong> will be away from the team for a few days, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Though head coach <strong>Mike Vrabel<\/strong> is a former defensive coordinator, albeit only for a single season, he will entrust the defensive play-calling duties to inside linebackers coach <strong>Zak Kuhr<\/strong>, according to ESPN\u2019s Mike Reiss.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, a defensive line coach with the Lions for the past two seasons, was visiting home in Detroit in May of the offseason when he experienced a \u201chealth scare.\u201d Doctors advised him to stay there instead of returning to New England for the start of rookie minicamp. He declined to give any details about the specifics of his health, though he said he would in the future.<\/p>\n<p>In June, reports declared an uncertain timeline for the first-time coordinator\u2019s return. At that point, Kuhr had been leading the defense throughout OTAs. Kuhr revealed at that time that his coordinator was making sure to check in on his staff and players daily via video conference. Williams\u2019 determination to stay connected to the team paid off when he made a late-July return to New England in time for training camp.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s newest update is unfortunate to see. Williams will be undergoing medical testing, but with so little information on his issues so far, Rapoport points out that there\u2019s hope the absence will be unrelated to his previous health scare. 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