Report: Georgetown LB suffers five broken bones in neck
Georgetown LB Ty Williams was injured in his team’s game against St. Francis on Saturday and reportedly broke his neck.
According to Mike Cornejo, Williams had surgery to repair five broken vertebrae.
update on Tyrell Williams: “He has 5 broken bones in the neck/vertebrae.. will not be awake until tomorrow.” #mocofb pic.twitter.com/Y9pt8yCYFt
— Michael Cornejo (@MikeCornejo) September 6, 2015
His former high school coach tweeted that when doctors touched his toes, his toes flexed.
Tyrell had the breathing tube removed. He is not conscious. When the doctor touches his feet Tyrell flexed his toes.
— Dave Mencarini (@UCoach_Mac) September 6, 2015
Williams played at Quince Orchard High School for Mencarini and signed with the FCS school in 2013. He came to the Hoyas as a running back but switched to defense and played on that side of the ball in 2014. He had 47 tackles in 11 starts.
The Hoyas lost 48-20 to St. Francis.
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