Swinney gives an injury update on veteran defensive tackle Tre Williams
Clemson held a media outing on Tuesday where Dabo Swinney gave an injury update on a few Tigers, including veteran defensive tackle Tre Williams.
Williams is currently dealing with a shoulder issue that dates back to high school and recently had to get that issue fixed with surgery. The injury should sideline the redshirt junior defensive tackle for some of camp, but Swinney expects a return from injury around mid-camp.
“We had the surgery there in the spring and so he’s doing really good,” Swinney said. “We had to fix the shoulder again, and I think it was the one from high school. He had one and the other one at Clemson, but he also had one from high school that we had to fix that again. But he’s done well. He’s had a good summer. He’s close, and he’s probably mid-camp type guy before they probably will release at the earliest there.”
Williams, a former four-star recruit, has had a challenging path with the Tigers dealing with injuries. Even so, Swinney knows there is still a lot of time left for Williams in the game.
“Those of you who have been around here, y’all know what we’ve dealt with, with Tre,” Swinney said. “He’s missed a lot of time, but he’s still got a lot of time, too. He really has a lot of time on his clock, and so, we’ve really tried to just kind of hit pause with him a little bit and just slow it down and kind of play the long game with him, and let’s really get him well and let’s get those shoulders fortified and just make sure that he’s ready to go.”
A healthy Tre Williams can impact the Tigers’ defense, but we must wait for that. We will also have to wait for our next update from Swinney on Williams and whether he will be ready by mid-camp.
According to Swinney, Williams has had an excellent summer, so the wait should be worth it.
