On Sunday, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney announced that sophomore wide receiver E.J. Williams would undergo surgery for a thumb injury sustained in last Saturday’s game vs. Georgia and would miss at least four weeks.
However, on Tuesday, Swinney passed along some potential good news regarding Williams’ injury status, telling the media that Williams wanted to try to play through the injury and wait until the end of the season to have the surgery.
“We will see where he is today and see if he can do it,” Swinney said. “He is going to have to have the surgery but he wants to play. We are going to tape him up and see if he can. Hopefully he can play. If so we will do the surgery at the end of the year.”
Swinney gave another update on Williams when he spoke to reporters following Wednesday’s practice.
Swinney said that Williams did well at practice and will be able to play through the injury.
“He was great,” Swinney said. “He’s tough as nails. He’s a little sore, but you’d never know it. … He was awesome. He looks great. Didn’t see any hesitation at all. Made some great catches. … So, that’s good news for us. So, really excited that he’s going to be able to go.”
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