Last week, the Seattle Seahawks and their fans were given quite a Friday afternoon shock. Shortly after announcing center Connor Williams was ruled out for the Week 11 game against the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Mike Macdonald broke the news that Williams decided to officially retire.

Seahawks starting center Connor Williams is retiring from the NFL due to personal reasons, coach Mike Macdonald announced on Friday. Williams had started all nine games for Seattle this season and 86-of-92 regular season games for three teams across his seven-year NFL career.

The Seattle Seahawks were left stunned earlier this week when starting center Connor Williams decided to abruptly retire in the middle of the season. The 27-year-old Williams had signed a one-year contract with the club in August.

Seattle Seahawks center Connor Williams has retired because of personal reasons. The Seahawks visit the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

Now that the hubbub has settled from cutting leading tackler Tyrel Dodson from his porous run defense and starting center Connor Williams retiring this past week, Seattle entered its NFC West test at San Francisco Sunday with tight end Noah Fant the only front-line player inactive.

The Seattle Seahawks have made their game-time designations for Sunday’s Week 11 showdown against the San Francisco 49ers, and it is a mixed bag of good and bad news.

Former Miami Dolphins center Connor Williams has retired, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Former Miami Dolphins center Connor Williams abruptly retired this week during his first season with the Seattle Seahawks. Williams, 27, joined the Seahawks in August on a one-year deal after spending the last two seasons with Miami.

Seattle Seahawks starting center Connor Williams has decided to suddenly retire at the age of 27 with eight games remaining in the 2024 NFL season, head coach Mike Macdonald told reporters on Friday (November 15).