Mario Williams responded to questions Tuesday about his mental state after his former fiancée accused him of being emotionally unstable last week. Williams responded to a transcript of a text conversation released by Erin Marzouki's attorney by saying he's never contemplated suicide and doesn't have an issue with taking painkillers.
Williams then went on the offensive in accusing Marzouki of attempting to take private comments out of context in a bid to win a lawsuit over the possession of a $785,000 diamond engagement ring.
"Obviously it's just a tactic to cover up the point of the whole thing," Williams told ESPN. "It is what it is. I could really care less. All it is (is) allegations and text messages and what not, whatever information blown out of proportion. I mean, it's completely out of context."
The Bills defensive end added that Marzouki's decision to make the conversation public is something that shows her true character.
"You sit here and text somebody who was supposed to mean this and that to you, and then this happens? No, it's better off," Williams said. "So I'm glad this is actually coming out."
Williams spoke after the Bills opened their second week of voluntary minicamp practices. This marks the second consecutive week the dispute between Williams and Marzouki have caught the most attention by media covering the team.
Williams filed a lawsuit in Texas' Harris County district court May 3, demanding Marzouki return the ring and accusing her of breaking off the engagement in January. Marzouki filed a countersuit last week, calling Williams' claims "ridiculous" and "patently false,' and argued it was the player who broke off the engagement.
The lawsuit was filed a little over a year after Williams and Marzouki posed for pictures in the Bills media room once the team signed the free-agent to a six-year, $100 million contract.
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