Texans WR Williams leaves on stretcher after hit
Texans WR Williams leaves on stretcher after hit (flag)
sports.espn.go.com — Houston Texans receiver Harry Williams was taken off the field on a stretcher Friday night after being hit in the head in a collision with a teammate. He was trying to make a tackle on a kickoff return by the Dallas Cowboys.
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Starters look sharp in win versus Texans
Blogging The Boys — ... were right when they said "we'll be fine." Backhand compliments galore from Galloway! We cut down the penalties but our special teams weren't so special. Nick Folk rocked though! Terence Newman. Anthony Spencer. Miles Austin. Kevin Burnett. Now Isaiah Stanback and Kyle Kosier. The injury gods have forsaken us. Felix the Cat didn't play so nifty at home. Marcus Spears and Captain Caveman played well Friday. Harry Williams fractured his vertebra in Friday's game. I'm pulling for ya man. ...

WILLIAMS AVOIDS PERMANENT PARALYSIS
ProFootballTalk.com — Texans receiver Harry Williams, whose helmet collided with teammate Nick Ferguson’s torso while covering a kick on Saturday night, suffered a fracture of the C3 vertebra , according to ESPN.com. Williams was “paralyzed on the field,” but later regained motion and later was “almost normal.”  He’ll have surgery to fuse two of the bones in his neck together.“At the current time, he has regained almost normal neurologic function,” the team said in a statement.  “The evaluation at the hospital revealed a fracture of the C3 vertebra and a significant ligamentous injury to the neck.  ...

Gameday Links and notes -- preseason game #3
Cincy Jungle — ... Last night's Texans-Cowboys game displayed a too-real result of how violent football is. On kickoff, Texans receiver Harry Williams was falling down, missing a tackle, when he collided with another teammate fracturing his C3 vertebra. From a Bengals perspective, this was reminisce watching David ...

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TEXANS WIDEOUT INJURED ON KICK COVERAGE
www.profootballtalk.com 8/23/2008 — Texans receiver Harry Williams is as of this posting in the process of being placed on a stretcher and taken from the field. Teammate Nick Ferguson’s torso slammed into Williams’ helmet while both were chasing Cowboys return man Isaiah Stanback. CBS cameras showed that Williams was alert and talking as the stretcher was being loaded onto a cart. Stay tuned [...]
Texans receiver Harry Williams is as of this posting in the process of being placed on a stretcher and taken from the field. Teammate Nick Ferguson’s torso slammed into Williams’ helmet while both were chasing Cowboys return man Isaiah Stanback. CBS cameras showed that Williams was alert and talking as the stretcher was being loaded onto a cart. Stay tuned [...]
Game takes backseat in Texans' locker room
myespn.go.com 8/23/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley IRVING, Texas -- Moments after failing to convert on a two-point conversion and losing an exhibition game to the Cowboys, the Texans had something more important on their minds. Early in the first quarter, Harry ...
Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley IRVING, Texas -- Moments after failing to convert on a two-point conversion and losing an exhibition game to the Cowboys, the Texans had something more important on their minds. Early in the first quarter, Harry ...
Texans Receiver Will Likely Not Play Football AgainTexans Gab
A statement released by the Texans’ team doctor says receiver Harry Williams will probably not play football again. Williams suffered a small fracture in his spine, caused when he hit Texans safety Nick Ferguson during kickoff coverage in last Friday’s game. He is recovering in a Dallas hospital after undergoing surgery on Sunday to repair the damage.
Texan Undergoes Spinal SurgeryTexans Gab
Receiver Harry Williams has undergone spinal surgery after suffering an injury during Friday’s 23-22 loss to Dallas. Williams had a small fracture repaired Sunday in Dallas. The injury was caused when he hit Texans safety Nick Ferguson during a kickoff. The Texans expect to have an update on his condition today.
WR Williams to Have Neck Surgery SundayTexans Gab
Wide out Harry Williams will have surgery tomorrow to repair a neck vertebra that he fractured last night against the Cowboys in Dallas. He was taken off the field on a stretcher and an ambulance took him to Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, after he collided with teammate Nick Ferguson while covering a kick return. The Texans said early today that Williams had regained feeling in his ...
Texans WR Harry Williams Carted Off Field With Neck Injury, Has Regained MovementFanHouse
Texans wide receiver Harry Williams was having a great camp, and had a chance of making the team based on his special teams play. Those dreams were likely ended yesterday, when Williams suffered a neck fracture while trying to make a special team tackle in the the first quarter of the Texans-Cowboys preseason game. Williams was paralyzed on the field, but regained feeling and movement while ...
Texans WR Williams to have spinal surgery in DallasNFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Houston Texans wide receiver Harry Williams will remain in Dallas overnight and undergo surgery to repair a fracture in his vertebrae. Williams suffered the injury and was initially paralyzed just three minutes into the game Friday night against the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium. Williams was going for a tackle on a kickoff return by the Cowboys when he collided with teammate Nick Ferguson ...
Texan WR fractures spinal cordSmackCaster SmackBlog
Just another scary injury in the NFL and it was on a kickoff return a la Kevin Everett. The Houston Texans’ Harry Williams had suffered a fractured spinal cord and will undergo surgery this weekend to fuse two vertebrae in his neck. Williams has movement in his arms and legs and is facing surgery  Prayers and best wishes go his way.
Career Likely Over For Texans’ WR WilliamsNFL Gridiron Gab
Houston Texans wide receiver Harry Williams is expected to walk again after having surgery to fuse together his cervical spine. His football career, however, is likely over. Williams was carted off the field on a stretcher after taking a hit to the head early in the first quarter of a preseason game against the Cowboys. He was diagnosed with a fracture of the C3 vertebra. Williams was ...
WILLIAMS UNDERGOES SURGERY ON NECKProFootballTalk.com
Texans receiver Harry Williams, who suffered a fracture of the C-3 vertebrate during Friday night’s preseason game at Dallas, underwent surgery on Monday to fuse the bones at the C-2 through C-4 levels. Williams’ football career is most likely over. That said, he remains fortunate that he didn’t suffer a serious spinal cord injury. At the [...]
Texans WR Williams OK, unlikely to play againESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky The Texans just released this statement from team doctor Walter Lowe on the condition of Texans wide receiver Harry Williams , who had spine surgery Sunday after suffering an injury in Thursday night's game at Dallas: "Harry Williams is currently in the post-surgical recovery phase at Presbyterian Hospital-Dallas and will remain under observation. Dr. ...
Harry Williams Has Neck SurgeryEvery Morning Quarterback
Getty Images National Football League Blogcast, NFL Blogcast I was watching the Dallas-Houston game last Friday night when Texans wide receiver Harry Williams was injured on an attempted special teams tackle. While the injury was, in fact, serious in nature — he suffered a fracture of the C-3 vertebrate — I’m happy to report that Harry underwent surgery today to fuse ...
Texans Preseason UpdatesBull Pen Dirt
First off I want to say my thoughts go out to Harry Williams. Get better, man. Second I want to say my thoughts go out to Nick Ferguson. You know that he has to be feeling bad about injuring his own teammate . Third, I want to say thanks for sticking with me if you still have while I’ve been away. Let me impart these words of wisdom to all who read. If you can avoid moving one day ...
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Harry Williams Jr who now plays for the Texans, but who was a Jet WR during the summer of 2005, suffered a serious neck injury this past weekend while playing in a preseason game. Word was that during his transportation to the hospital, Williams did regain some feeling inhis extremitiesm and his doctor told reporters that “the prognosis is very good for Harry to return to normal ...
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NFL Injury Report, Sunday, August 24, 2008MVN Outsider
Houston Texan wide receiver Harry Williams suffered a cracked vertebrae about three minutes into the game against the Dallas Cowboys last evening. He will have surgery today in Dallas to fuse the second and third vertebrae together to stabilize his spine, according to Megan Manfull’s story in the Houston Chronicle . Williams was temporarily paralyzed after the injury, but regained ...
WR Harry Williams Receives Positive PrognosisBattle Red Blog
Early in Friday night's intrastate rivalry game, special teamer WR Harry Williams suffered a serious neck injury.  Williams collided with a teammate's knee during the Cowboy's first kickoff return. The result of the collision was a fractured C3 vertebra that left Williams momentarily paralyzed.  Now coaches, teammates, and fans are praying for Williams as he begins his road to ...
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Texans receiver Harry Williams probably won't play football again after injuring his neck and spine in a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, a team physician said Monday.
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