Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams returned today from his two-game StarCaps suspension and said his left foot feels good, his conditioning is where it needs to be and that there's no way in heck he's missing another game because of plantar fasciitis.
"I'm definitely going to play," Williams said. "Sitting at home for two weeks was bad enough. My foot isn't going to stop me."
Williams hasn't played since the second preseason game. He missed the third preseason game because of plantar fasciitis, sat out with the rest of the starters in the fourth preseason game and then had to serve his two-game suspension.
He said he stayed in town and watched the Vikings from his home in the Twin Cities.
"I was here on the couch, yelling at the screen," he said.
"It was tough," Williams added. "I wanted to be out there with the guys. It was real difficult to watch, especially with how it unfolded in both of those games."
As for he conditioning, he said: "I'm in pretty good shape. I'm ready to play a game. I know it's going to be different when those pads go on. But as far as conditioning-wise, I feel good. the wind will get cut short with the pads strapped around you. it'll take a few plays to get the second wind. It'll be fine. ... I won't say I'm a full 100 percent, but I'm probably as close as I'm going to get this time of year. We'll just evaluate it week to week."
Williams also talked about how the NFL also is taking two more game checks (worth about $1.4 million) in addition too the two-game suspension. He criticized the league when the punishment was announced, saying "There isn't a job in America that you do the work for free."
