TAMPA, Fla.– Former NFL gamerMike Williams passed awayfrom an uncommon type of sepsis associated to oral health issue, according to a medical inspector’s report launched Friday.
Williams, 36, passed away Sept. 12 after being hospitalized following a building mishap while working as an electrical contractor.
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The pass receiver played 4 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he was prepared out of Syracuse in 2010. His finest season was as a novice when he led the group with 11 goals and had 964 getting backyards. He likewise bet the Buffalo Bills and was on the Kansas City Chiefs’ lineup before leaving the NFL in 2016.
TheHillsborough County Medical Examiner’s reportstates the reason for Williams’ death was bacterial sepsis traced to an oral infection and “maintained tooth roots.” The report is initial. A complete autopsy will be launched later on and consist of toxicology and other info, authorities stated Friday.
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The preliminary report likewise mentions heart disease as a contributing consider his death, which is noted as natural.
This is the very first time in Hillsborough County that a death has actually been credited to this particular kind of oral sepsis, according to the medical inspector’s workplace.
