ASHBURN — Redskins left tackle Trent Williams said Wednesday that he doesn’t expect to play the rest of the season, adding he could be undergoing knee surgery as soon as next week.
Williams missed Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, his fourth of the season, because of lingering knee pain. The left tackle has been dealing with a bone bruise and a torn ligament in his right knee since Week 4 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Williams had been trying to hold off surgery, which he needs, until the end of the season.
But with the Redskins out of playoff contention, Williams said Wednesday that there’s no use in putting it off, as long as everyone gets through Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos healthy.
Williams said he could play in an extreme scenario, though that’s highly unlikely.
The timetable for Williams’ surgery is six months, which would put his return around training camp. He added doctors have taken measurements of his knee to determine which surgery is best for him.
Williams said he has never had a “real” surgery before, saying he’s facing “uncharted water.”
“I’m scared as hell,” Williams said. “I’m [expletive] bricks over here, man! I don’t really know what to expect. It’s a tough process to go through. It’s gotta happen.”
On Tuesday, Williams was elected to his sixth straight Pro Bowl despite playing most of the season on a bad knee.
“At the end of the day, our goal was to be in the playoffs and that’s not gonna happen,” Williams said. “Now it’s time to (start) looking forward to getting healthy.”
• Matthew Paras can be reached at mparas@washingtontimes.com.
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