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Chargers WR Mike Williams (back) expected to be ready for Jaguars

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams is expected to return to practice this week and be available to play in a Wild Card playoff against the Jacksonville Jaguars, head coach Brandon Staley said Monday.

Williams suffered a back injury in a 31-28 loss to the Denver Broncos in a regular season finale.

Williams required assistance from the athletic training staff to leave the field, after which he taken on a cart into the locker room.

Staley said that an MRI confirmed that Williams' back suffered no fracture or muscle injury, only a contusion.