Injured ex-49er Kyle Williams perseveres
Aug 27, 2015 at 8:31 AM
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Kyle Williams became acquainted with mental anguish after he lost two fumbles in the 49ers' overtime loss to the Giants in the NFC Championship Game after the 2011 season.On Wednesday, the Broncos' wide receiver who spent his first three-plus season with the 49ers arrived at Denver's practice facility with a cast on his left leg, the result of a torn Achilles tendon suffered July 31.Twelve months later, he had another ACL tear as a member of the Chiefs.27, hasn't played in a regular-season NFL game since Nov. 17, 2013, and he won't have a chance to play again until 2016.Williams remains close with several former 49ers teammates, a group that includes fullback Bruce Miller, inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman and wide receiver Quinton Patton.Williams will remain on the Broncos' injured-reserved list this season, but there's no guarantee Denver will keep him beyond 2015."At first, you're determined, and then reality sets in and you realize you have six to eight months of recovery and rehab and I've already done it twice," Williams said.In a bizarre, recently released commercial for the "Madden NFL 16" video game, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick plays the Al Pacino character from...
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