Patriots DC Terrell Williams is away from the team with an unforeseen health issue

FOXBOROUGH Mass AP New England defensive coordinator Terrell Williams will be away from the Patriots for a insufficient days as he deals with an unforeseen wellness issue coach Mike Vrabel explained Wednesday Vrabel didn t disclose the issue or say whether Williams will miss the battle Sunday in Miami He revealed it s unrelated to the wellbeing issue Williams had in the spring that caused him to be away from the gang during rookie minicamp It s something that came up and we ll have to run particular more tests Vrabel revealed But we think it s best and I think it s best that he focus on that and we prepare for Miami Vrabel revealed he and inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr have been working with the rest of the staff to ensure everything is taken care of during Williams absence He added that defensive play-calling will be sorted out later in the week if Williams is unable to make it to Miami Kuhr took over the in-person duties in the spring while Williams remained in contact with the crew remotely during that absence Williams wellness issue arose sometime after the club s season-opening loss to Las Vegas Vrabel disclosed Williams also was treated for dehydration during a training camp practice in July This is where we are at Vrabel commented I want the best for him the players families and everybody else Can t speculate right now I just want to make sure he s focused on getting results and figuring out what the next step is here Cornerback Marcus Jones mentioned he s confident Kuhr can effectively step in for Williams if needed Everybody in the building we re reliably on the same page when it comes to those sort of things I have no doubt in Zak now Both of those guys T and Zak when it comes down to just being in the room their power and everything is top notch so I love that from both of those guys