Patriots' Terrell Williams Speaks Out After Cancer-Free Diagnosis

New England Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams coached in the team's Week 1 loss this season. Then a five-month battle with prostate cancer sidelined the coach. He was diagnosed after he was dealing with what he believed what just a stomach bug.

“As they were doing tests, that’s when they found out about the cancer," Williams told reporters at Super Bowl Opening Night, "so thank God that I had the stomach flu because if I didn’t it just would have been business as usual."

He's now back, officially declared cancer-free ahead of the Patriots' Super Bowl LX matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. And while he made all the effort to join the team in their weekly meetings, his presence on the field was missed.

Now, Williams is healthy and ready to help the Patriots win their seventh Super Bowl title.

"I feel like he never lost it," defensive end K’Lavon Chaisson said about Williams continuing to find joy, via Boston.com. "He still had the charismatic energy and kept a smile on his face, he kept being positive. You wouldn’t be able to know anything was going on with him. I appreciated everything that he showed throughout the process."

The Patriots Are Glad To Get Terrell Williams Back

Williams, someone who said he's not used to sharing things inside, flipped a switch after his diagnosis. Now he's sharing everything with his players, finding it an important healing tool.

"I’m from South-Central Los Angeles, and we were taught where I grew up to keep things inside," Williams said. "And now going through what I went through over the last year, I’m not keeping it inside, I’m sharing with people. The struggles, not just the nausea and the things you’re going through, but also the mental part because there’s a mental component that’s probably the biggest going through a struggle like that."