San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams has been through a lot since entering the league as Washington's first-round pick (No. 4 overall) in the 2010 NFL draft out of Oklahoma.
Williams recently detailed the worst on-field moment of his career, the Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, during an appearance on "The Pivot Podcast" with former NFL players Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor.
“I tell people all the time, I’d rather not go than go and lose, because the pain of losing, that [expletive] lasts for months. That [expletive] last for months," Williams said. "I was under a rock for 3-4 months, literally. I didn't even want to be seen in public. I didn't want to see Instagram posts. I didn't want to see Twitter. I actually found peace. I got off of all social media. My phone was as dead as it's ever been. I was able to heal properly. It was surreal.
"I didn't even realize it was over. I saw the touchdown, and I'm thinking 'Damn it couldn't have ended just like that.' Then I see Andy Reid running on the field, and I said 'Oh [expletive] it's over with.' I literally took my helmet off, and I threw it as far in the air as I could possibly throw it, so I probably threw it like 50 feet in the air. Then it donned on me, like oh [expletive] that could kill somebody. I'm literally trying to [expletive] catch my helmet. Then I went in, and I was like 'This [expletive].' It was the worst pain ever.“
Williams has been one of the offensive tackles in the NFL for some time now, making 12 Pro Bowls and five All-Pros in 15 seasons. However, the Lombardi Trophy has eluded him, to this point, and all he wants to do is cross that off the list. That's probably the main reason that he's getting ready to play another season at 37 years old.
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