The San Francisco 49ers opened up training camp on a bad note with the announcement that starting NT Ian Williams will be out for the 2016 season. The team’s best defensive player in run support and anchor in the middle was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list (NFI List) which abruptly ends his season.
Earlier this off-season, I caught up with one his close friends on the team, and he told me that “it wasn’t looking good,” for the former Notre Dame Irish. Williams has been no stranger to injuries since breaking into the league as an UDFA (Undrafted Free-Agent) in 2011.