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Patriots DC Terrell Williams away from team for health reasons

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams will be away from the team this week to "unforeseen" circumstances, head coach Mike Vrabel said Wednesday.

Williams had a "health scare" in March that kept him away from the Patriots all spring, but Vrabel said his absence this week is "unrelated" to that.

"It was something that just came up and we'll have to run more tests. We think it's best, and I think it's best, that he focus on that and we prepare for Miami with what we've been doing," Vrabel said, specifying the issue came up earlier in the week.