Why Buffalo Bills DL Mario Williams Wears His Red Contacts

Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Mario Williams is a beast. The dude stands 6'6" tall, weighs in at 290 pounds, and is incredibly fast and powerful. He has used that speed and power to destroy a number of quarterbacks and running backs over the years, and is doing a pretty good job of putting fear in to the hearts of his opponents this season with his play.

So why take it a step further by turning in to a creature of the night with those crazy, red contacts? Is there an actual reason for wearing them?

via Imgur

In a way--yes.

His team posted a short article online during Thursday night's game against the Miami Dolphins. According to it he has worn red contacts for quite sometime, but since he always wore a visor they went unnoticed. Williams says they aren't for intimidation purposes anyway.

“It makes me feel like I’m behind a wall,” said Williams. “It’s a psyche thing for me.”

“It’s nothing about my performance,” he said. “But it’s like wearing a mask without wearing a mask.”

So behind that 'mask' he is able to get himself pumped up and ready to wreak  havoc on opposing offenses.

Ummm...okay. Well--guys have done weirder things.

[InsidetheBills]

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