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Rawleigh Williams practicing this spring after 2015 neck injury
Arkansas running back Rawleigh Williams is back on the field after his 2015 season was cut short by a scary neck injury.
Williams was tackled by the facemask against Auburn in October. When his facemask was grabbed, Williams' head was torqued sideways. As he fell to the ground he said he lost feeling in his extremities. He described the injury to Whole Hog Sports and we agree with him. It's scary.
"I got hit, and I just lost all feeling," he said. "When I wasn't controlling my arms, I kind of panicked. I looked up, and I saw my mom and my dad.
"Obviously it was a scary thing. From the time I was on the ground until I got in the ambulance, I couldn't really control anything."
Williams said he started to regain feeling in his body before he was put into surgery and described what doctors told him about his injury.
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The way Williams had it explained to him, the disk between his C3 and C4 bones pushed out and "almost touched my spine," and the doctor had to push it back and screw it down.
Williams had to wear a neck brace for six weeks, making for an uncomfortable winter as the Razorbacks completed their 7-5 regular season. He took off the brace at night but had to sleep in a confined position, his head cradled up by four pillows.
He said he's been cleared for full contact in practice, but coach Bret Bielema is keeping him out of any tackling until fall.
Williams had 56 carries for 254 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman in 2015. He was a three-star recruit in the class of 2015 according to Rivals.
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