Trent Williams, the San Francisco 49ers’ left tackle, is one win away from capturing the only award he has yet to earn
in his illustrious career.
Speaking with ESPN’s Nick Wagoner, Williams said winning the Super Bowl would be “like one of those fairy tales” to top off a comeback narrative that included a cancer scare in 2019.
Williams revealed in October 2019 that while playing for Washington, he was diagnosed with Dermatofibrosarcoma
Protuberans, a rare soft tissue tumor that forms deep in the skin and was “within weeks of metastasizing through my
brain to my skull.”
Williams had to undergo surgery to remove the malignant tumor. Williams claimed he initially spotted the
development in 2013 and informed Washington’s team physicians about it several times over the years, but they all
stated it was nothing to worry about.
There was disagreement between Williams and the team about how the incident was handled. He was upset with
then-Washington President Bruce Allen and the medical personnel for not treating the problem seriously.
The team asked for an official evaluation of Williams’ medical records and care.
Williams informed reporters in October 2019 that he had “no trust” in Washington. He did not play in the 2019
season after being placed on the reserve list during training camp and then on the non-football injury list after failing
a physical due to discomfort with his helmet caused by the operation.
