FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots first-year defensive coordinator Terrell Williams has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, coach Mike Vrabel said Friday.

Vrabel said the 51-year-old Williams is in the process of undergoing treatment and meeting with specialists "to figure out the best plan to be able to attack this and heal it and allow him to get back to better health. Our medical staff and the people in this town have been fantastic to help him and get him started with that process."

The Patriots will proceed with inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr as their defensive playcaller for the third straight week, according to Vrabel, with Williams around the team as much as he can be.

Williams coached under Vrabel with the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to '23. The two reunited in N

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