The San Francisco 49ers may be short their best player in the coming weeks. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport revealed Monday morning that the team fears left tackle Trent Williams suffered a high-ankle sprain during the 49er's 11-10 defeat to the Denver Broncos.
Williams limped off the field following a disastrous third-quarter safety in which 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo thoughtlessly stepped out of bounds. Williams was replaced in the lineup by Jaylon Moore, a 2021 fifth-round draft pick with a mere three starts in his career.
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Williams has emerged as one of the league's best players since joining the 49ers in 2020. After notching an incredible seven Pro Bowls during a nine-year stint in Washington, Willaims
held out during the 2019 season and eventually secured a trade to the 49ers. He was awarded his lone first-team All-Pro in 2021, earning a staggering
98.3 regular season grade from Pro Football Focus, the highest mark awarded to any player in the website's history. A future Hall-of-Famer, Williams will be sorely missed should he be unavailable for any amount of time. The 49ers face the Los Angeles Rams in a crucial NFC West showdown on Monday Night Football in Week 4.
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