The Patriots were without their new defensive coordinator for rookie minicamp on Friday, with head coach Mike Vrabel announcing that Terrell Williams is not present due to a “medical condition,” Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports.  

Inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr will take over Williams’ duties in the interim. 

“I have been in constant communication with him daily,” Vrabel said Friday of Williams.  “Zak Kuhr has been handling those responsibilities in Terrell’s absence. Terrell is eager to get back, and we’re excited to get him back. He’s still been in contact with the players through Zoom, and with myself and the rest of the coaching staff.”

Vrabel did not set a timeline down for when Williams, 50, is set to return to the Patriots. 

Speaking on a video conference call hours later, Williams shared a bit more on the “traumatic” experience that has kept him home in Detroit as of late. 

“I came back home here to Detroit, for spring break, and had a little medical scare. I mean, it wasn’t a little medical scare. It was a medical scare,” Williams said. “Since then, per doctor’s orders, I’ve kind of stayed here, in Detroit, and been handling that.”

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/theredzoneorg 
     
Don't forget to follow us on Bluesky at https://theredzone.bsky.social

Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/Theredzone.org