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.