25-year-old safety Aaron Williams is back on the practice field for the Buffalo Bills, and may even play before the year is done, but the fifth-year pro is leaving open the possibility that his NFL career may be drawing to a close.
Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams returned to practice on Thursday, and while he won't play on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, his being on the practice field represented a significant step forward in his recovery from a career-threatening neck injury.
"Never been so excited to practice," Williams said on Thursday (via The Buffalo News), "but you know, being gone again for so long, you get that urge, that itch, to get back out there, and it just felt good.