Williams gives fellow cancer survivors special gift at 49ers event

SANTA CLARA - Five years after going through his own cancer scare, Trent Williams decided it was time to get involved in the 49ers' annual Crucial Catch event. The All-Pro left tackle told NBC Sports Bay Area why it finally was time to share the special moment with the survivors chosen to attend the event, which took place before San Francisco's Week 4 win over the New England Patriots, and even walk the red carpet as a survivor himself. "I think time heals pretty much all," Williams said. "Now, being that it was about five years, I don't have any reservations about being open with my story. It was hard at first because you want to put something like that behind you and get back to normal life as soon as possible, but it's hard to when you have to keep reliving the situation out through words." In 2019, Williams was diagnosed with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, a rare form of scalp cancer. What made the diagnosis even more traumatic is that the left tackle had noticed the irregularity in 2013, but did not immediately seek treatment due to a misdiagnosis After the shock of being told to get his affairs in order, Williams sought a second opinion which was more positive than the...