Former NFL WR Mike Williams hospitalized following construction accident

Former NFL wide receiver and Syracuse standout Mike Williams is in a Tampa hospital with injuries he suffered in a construction accident, his agent told a Buffalo television station Wednesday night.

Reports earlier in the day prematurely said Williams had died from the injuries, but that information turned out to be inaccurate. There was no word on Williams' current condition.

Williams' agent also told the TV station that the family has asked that a GoFundMe page set up to pay for expenses related to Williams' injury be taken down.

Williams was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a stellar college career at Syracuse, where he caught 133 passes – 20 of them for touchdowns − in three seasons.

As a rookie in 2010, he finished second in the Offensive Rookie of the Year balloting to Rams quarterback Sam Bradford after tallying 65 receptions for a team-leading 964 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Williams went on to play four seasons with the Bucs before he was traded to his hometown Buffalo Bills prior to the 2014 season, which was his last in the NFL.

He was scheduled to serve a six-game suspension in 2015, but sat out the entire season as a free agent. The following year, he was on the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad, but never played in a regular-season game.

For his career, Williams caught 223 passes for 3,089 yards and 26 touchdowns.