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Tight end Marcus Williams, who was seriously injured during a fight with linebacker Bill Romanowski in practice, will not press charges against his Oakland Raiders teammate at this time, Williams' agent said Tuesday.
Romanowski
Appearing on the Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio, Williams' agent Lee Kolligian did not rule out the possibility of Williams pressing charges in the future.
Williams, a 14-game backup last year, will be out four-to-six weeks, ESPN.com's John Clayton reports. Williams' left orbital bone was broken and nose damaged in the fight, coach Bill Callahan said. Williams reportedly lost a tooth, as well.
Williams' injury puts the Raiders in a position of reaching an injury settlement with him, Clayton reports. Williams is scheduled to make a base salary of $300,000.
If Williams' career is in jeopardy, Kolligian said Tuesday that pressing charges is something Williams would have to think about.
Kolligian confirmed that Williams called the police before he spoke to his client, and that the Raiders have talked to him about handling the incident "in house."
"The Raider organization has been in contact with us constantly since this happened," Kolligian said Tuesday.
Alameda Police Lt. Jim Brock told the San Francisco Chronicle that his department would not pursue the matter after speaking with Williams on Monday afternoon.
"He said he kind of overreacted [by calling the police]," Brock told the Chronicle on Monday. "He said he wanted to keep it on the field. As far as we're concerned, the case is closed."
Williams underwent several tests at a local hospital before being released Sunday night. Kolligian told the Chronicle that Romanowski pulled Williams' helmet off following a routine play during a 9-on-7 drill and leveled the damaging punch in full view of teammates and coaches.
"Speaking to Bill and Marcus, [the fight] was pretty much a one-sided issue," Callahan said.
Callahan met with Romanowski for three hours on Monday night after practice. Romanowski didn't speak with reporters as he drove up to the team's training complex.
"It doesn't matter who it is," Callahan said when asked whether he was disappointed in Romanowski. "When it gets to that severity, I'm going to level a discipline. It goes beyond the game. Once it's beyond the respect and dignity of a player, it's a tragedy."
Romanowski is entering his 16th NFL season and second with the Raiders, who signed him as a free agent before their run to the AFC championship last fall. He has appeared in five Super Bowls and played in 240 consecutive regular-season games.
He was second on the team in tackles last year while helping Oakland's defense improve to fourth overall against the run.
But Romanowski has a long history of violent scrapes with opponents and others. One of his more well-publicized incidents came in December 1997, when he spit in the face of San Francisco 49ers receiver J.J. Stokes while playing for the Denver Broncos in a nationally televised game.
Romanowski was fined $7,500 by the NFL -- one of several fines for his behavior during his career.
Williams is in his second year with Oakland after playing in 13 games as an undrafted free agent last season. He played primarily on special teams last season, but was trying to earn a more regular position this year.
"I talked about fighting on the first day of training camp," Callahan said. "It's an intolerable offense. I think everybody understands how I feel. I'm really disappointed. It was really an unfortunate incident that kind of took the edge off practice."
The Raiders play their final preseason game Thursday against the Cowboys in Dallas.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
ESPN.com news services
Tight end Marcus Williams, who was seriously injured during a fight with linebacker Bill Romanowski in practice, will not press charges against his Oakland Raiders teammate at this time, Williams' agent said Tuesday.
Romanowski
Appearing on the Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio, Williams' agent Lee Kolligian did not rule out the possibility of Williams pressing charges in the future.
Williams, a 14-game backup last year, will be out four-to-six weeks, ESPN.com's John Clayton reports. Williams' left orbital bone was broken and nose damaged in the fight, coach Bill Callahan said. Williams reportedly lost a tooth, as well.
Williams' injury puts the Raiders in a position of reaching an injury settlement with him, Clayton reports. Williams is scheduled to make a base salary of $300,000.
If Williams' career is in jeopardy, Kolligian said Tuesday that pressing charges is something Williams would have to think about.
Kolligian confirmed that Williams called the police before he spoke to his client, and that the Raiders have talked to him about handling the incident "in house."
"The Raider organization has been in contact with us constantly since this happened," Kolligian said Tuesday.
Alameda Police Lt. Jim Brock told the San Francisco Chronicle that his department would not pursue the matter after speaking with Williams on Monday afternoon.
"He said he kind of overreacted [by calling the police]," Brock told the Chronicle on Monday. "He said he wanted to keep it on the field. As far as we're concerned, the case is closed."
Williams underwent several tests at a local hospital before being released Sunday night. Kolligian told the Chronicle that Romanowski pulled Williams' helmet off following a routine play during a 9-on-7 drill and leveled the damaging punch in full view of teammates and coaches.
"Speaking to Bill and Marcus, [the fight] was pretty much a one-sided issue," Callahan said.
Callahan met with Romanowski for three hours on Monday night after practice. Romanowski didn't speak with reporters as he drove up to the team's training complex.
"It doesn't matter who it is," Callahan said when asked whether he was disappointed in Romanowski. "When it gets to that severity, I'm going to level a discipline. It goes beyond the game. Once it's beyond the respect and dignity of a player, it's a tragedy."
Romanowski is entering his 16th NFL season and second with the Raiders, who signed him as a free agent before their run to the AFC championship last fall. He has appeared in five Super Bowls and played in 240 consecutive regular-season games.
He was second on the team in tackles last year while helping Oakland's defense improve to fourth overall against the run.
But Romanowski has a long history of violent scrapes with opponents and others. One of his more well-publicized incidents came in December 1997, when he spit in the face of San Francisco 49ers receiver J.J. Stokes while playing for the Denver Broncos in a nationally televised game.
Romanowski was fined $7,500 by the NFL -- one of several fines for his behavior during his career.
Williams is in his second year with Oakland after playing in 13 games as an undrafted free agent last season. He played primarily on special teams last season, but was trying to earn a more regular position this year.
"I talked about fighting on the first day of training camp," Callahan said. "It's an intolerable offense. I think everybody understands how I feel. I'm really disappointed. It was really an unfortunate incident that kind of took the edge off practice."
The Raiders play their final preseason game Thursday against the Cowboys in Dallas.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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