Chargers 1st-rounder Williams missing OTAs with back injury

Los Angeles Chargers wideout Mike Williams continues to sit out OTAs due to tightness in his back, ESPN's Eric D. Williams reports.

The seventh overall pick in the draft was injured on the first day of rookie minicamp 12 days ago.

Missing time in the spring is a problem for any rookie, but Williams' absence must be particularly frustrating for the Chargers because they are counting on him to be an impact player in a passing attack that was decimated by injuries last season.

"Obviously, it's nothing he can't catch up on," quarterback Philip Rivers said. "But this to me is valuable time, especially at his position. With all of the things we ask for from our receivers formation-wise and all of the things we do like no-huddle, it would be good for him to be out there doing this.

"Hopefully, it's sooner rather than later. But obviously he's involved in the meetings and everything, so it's nothing he can't get caught up on when we get to (training) camp, or hopefully before then. But certainly it would be good to have him out there."