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Trent Williams on his battle with cancer: I thought football was over with

We don’t often get to hear the stories about what players are battling behind the scenes. In most cases, we’re blind to what happens off the field. San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams joined ESPN’s Adam Schefter to discuss his battle with cancer. You can listen to the podcast in its entirety here, beginning around the 8:30 mark.

Williams discussed how he took “a lot of stuff for granted, just in life in general.” He opened up about what life as an NFL athlete is like and how they are pampered. He said he felt “untouchable.