The Washington Redskins officially requested that the NFL review the medical care given to LT Trent Williams, who told reporters on Thursday that he no longer trusts the organization following a cancer scare that he says was misdiagnosed by the team.
Hereโs the statement from the Redskins:
โThe Washington Redskins have requested that the NFLโs Management Council convene a joint committee with the NFLPA to review the medical records and the medical care given to Trent Williams. We have requested this review under the NFLโs Collective Bargaining Agreement that provides for an independent third party review of any NFL playerโs medical care. The Redskins continue to prioritize the health and well-being of our players and staff. Due to healthcare and privacy regulations, we are unable to comment further at this time. We look forward to the joint committeeโs results.โ
Williams mentioned that itโs โhard to look pastโ all that happened after he first reported a growth on his scalp six years ago.
โThereโs no trust there,โ Williams said, via ESPN.com. โThere are some things that happened that are hard to look past.โ
Williams explained that the growth continued to get bigger in recent years and ultimately turned out to be cancerous.
โIt was cancer. I had a tumor removed from my skull โ attached to my skull โ it got pretty serious for a second,โ Williams said. โI was told some scary things from the doctors. It was definitely nothing to play with. It was one of those things that will change your outlook on life.โ
According to Williams, the Redskins told him it was nothing to worry about and he would be fine.
โI mean the lump continued to grow over the years. It was concerning, but there was no pain involved, and if Iโm being told by the very people I put my career in the hands of, people are telling me Iโm fine, Iโm fine,โ Williams said. โThatโs how I looked at it.โ
Williams later visited with a specialist and they were able to catch before the situation got worse.
โWe literally caught it within weeks of metastasizing through to my brain to my skull,โ Williams said. โExtracting it was the only thing they could do. Doing radiology on it would have put a cap on my life. I think 15 years was the most I would have had after I started chemo. So I had to cut it out.โ
Wiliams was a popular name at the trade deadline after informing the Redskins before their June minicamp that he no longer wanted to play for them. However, Washington told teams he wasnโt available and the deadline came and went without a deal.
โI mean, when you give them 48 hours to strike a deal it probably isnโt going to happen,โ Wiliams said. โI just felt like that was done to embarrass me, try to make it feel like, โAinโt nobody want you; youโre not good enough for us to trade for.โ I felt like that was the play more so than to get me moved.โ
Williams reported to the team on Wednesday, but failed a physical due to discomfort from wearing his helmet.
Williams, 31, is a former first-round pick of the Redskins back in 2010. He currently in the fourth year of his five-year, $66 million contract that includes $43.25 million guaranteed and stands to make base salaries of $11 million and $12.5 million over the next two years of the agreement.
In 2018, Williams started 13 games for the Redskins. Pro Football Focus rated Williams as the No. 21 tackle out of 80 qualifying players.
Weโll have more regarding Williams as the news is available.
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