The marriage of defensive end Mario Williams to the Buffalo Bills didn’t take long to fall apart.
Just nine months ago, Williams was pooh-poohing the loss of his defensive coordinator, saying change always happens in the NFL. No need to worry, he said. Things would be fine.
Not even halfway through the first season under coordinator Dennis Thurman, Williams began grumbling about the change from the 4-3 defense to a 3-4, and the complaints escalated as the production plummeted.
But that’s not the only reason Williams went from having a $100 million contract to being out of work and talking to the Dolphins on Saturday.