Trent Williams (born July 19, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Does he think the doctors purposely withheld this information from him for five years? Williams, who is signed through next season, laughed when asked if he wanted to be traded in the offseason and said he has no trust for the organization, although he did say his relationship with team owner Dan Snyder is good. Maybe that was wrong, who knows. This past offseason, Williams went to go get what he thought was a cyst removed. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Williams returned to the Redskins after a holdout on Tuesday, only to then fail his physical due to discomfort with his helmet. He first noticed the growth late in the 2013 season and said he asked the doctors about it then and at ... where he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor. This is what we know about the Redskins and their medical staff: they green lighted an injured RGIII back on the field with an obviously compromised knee, ending his career; Alex Smith nearly had his leg amputated following shoddy medical care; they attempted to rush Colt McCoy back on the field with an aggressive surgical procedure which further damaged his leg and resulting in additional surgies; they botched Derrius Guice’s ACL surgery, giving rise to three additional surgurical procedures, and now they ignored Trent’s cancerous growth. Keep that same energy yall had earlier when you thought he was full of it. He also remains upset over how long he said it took them to take care of a cancerous growth on his scalp. Worth noting that both Alex Smith and Colt McCoy got staph infections following their surgeries. What did the Redskins do–hire the old Mets medical staff? "I went to go get the cyst extracted, and when they did it, they found out it wasn't a cyst," he said. Williams comes across as fairly lackadaisical about matters. It remains to be seen what will happen next in this ongoing saga with Williams and the team. Maybe they’d never seen it before. Trent Williams said it was a cancerous tumor on his head. ————————————————— Trent Williams Says Redskins Docs Misdiagnosed His Cancer, ... he approached team doctors about a growth on his head ... Trent Williams said it was a cancerous tumor on his head. I hate them, passionately. By no means am I defending the Redskins organization, it’s just an interesting distinction. Everything worked out ok so what’s the problem? Williams suggested it would be crazy for him to play without having any guaranteed money on his contract. I’m glad it has been diagnosed and treated, finally. That’s GROSS medical malpractice! Redskins Respond To Trent Williams Revealing He Had Cancerous Growth Removed Nobody stopped him from going to a doctor on his own to have it checked out. Williams traveled to Chicago to get his most recent surgery done. Pro Bowl tackle Trent Williams, who ended his holdout with the Washington Redskins earlier this week, says he had a cancerous growth on his scalp and his team didn't do anything about it. Look no further than John Dorenbos and the Saints for an example of how important a good medical staff performs. I was told it was something minor, so I didn't really question it. I know it has had my attention. The bombshell news was the latest twist in what's been a drawn-out battle between the team and Williams, who has been holding out since the start of training camp. It's a very rare soft tissue cancer. Everything about this organization is third rate. Just when the Bengals emerge as the most dysfunctional team in professional sports the Redskins say holdback my beer. October 31, 2019 @ 8:09pm » Andrew McCarty. Was first discovered 6 years ago but doctors told him it was minor. I had a tumor removed. No one making a complaint is ever going to admit to any wrong doing on their part. The Skins screw up everything they touch, no doubt, but Williams needs to assume some responsibility on this one. His former teammate DeAngelo Hall did visit him. If he wanted out he should have consulted with AB who has shown to be an expert at helmet issues and getting traded.. They misdiagnose a cancerous growth putting their player in peril. And I’d like to give the Eagles MAJOR props for giving Dorenbos a Super Bowl ring when they won the Lombardi in 2017. Then, when you get the other side – it might change. "Football has done everything for me," he said. Trent Williams was diagnosed with Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP), a rare form of cancer. This is what we know about the Redskins and their medical staff: they green lighted an injured RGIII back on the field with an obviously compromised knee, ending his career. He was out of the NFL but Dr. Lurie believed he EARNED it for his 11 years of service to the team. Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams told reporters Thursday that he had a cancerous growth removed from his head this year that had gone undiagnosed for roughly six years. Shameful that the Redskins didn’t settle this thing with him and trade him! If he wants out he should just say so, plainly. Could the decline of America’s Team result in major changes? Washington left tackle Trent Williams met with reporters on Thursday for the first time since returning to the team this week and provided details about the medical condition that played a major role in his decision to stay away from the team until Tuesday. Not a member? It got pretty serious for a second. The initial report I read back around the beginning of August said it was benign. And, due to privacy laws – that can’t happen without Williams’ permission or a lawsuit is filed compelling them to respond. If I had a tumor growing on my head, I’d be getting a 2nd opinion a heck of a lot quicker than 5 years…just saying’. When asked if he wanted to play football, Williams said he loved football. He will find that the helmet of another team will fit quite nicely with no discomfort. That's what the cancer is called. With his current team set to play his old team Sunday, San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams isn't looking to settle any scores against the Washington Football Team. " If Williams reported this issue to the team staff five years ago, and they didn’t follow up on it then they are at fault. Their best player understandably wants no part of the organization. 38 responses to “ Trent Williams: Doctors downplayed for more than five years tumor that was cancerous ” 12brichandfamous says: ... and now they ignored Trent’s cancerous growth. This was one of the few teams where it sounded like everyone was unusually depressed during training camp interviews in July and early August. The medical staff is yet another mismanaged part of a team that has nothing but mismanaged parts. The toughest challenge 49ers left tackle Trent Williams has faced in his NFL career hasn’t been holding off a Pro Bowl pass rusher. Williams … At the same time, a team Dr. isn’t an oncologist. Williams, 32, a seven-time Pro Bowl left tackle during nine seasons in Washington, sees an-even-better player when he turns on the recent video from his … Having 20% home fans at each home game is evidence of business mismanagement, but nothing will change. "I … “I had cancer. 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It’s about their liability and keeping the ‘product’ on the field. In my world is was ‘In the field’. He should be thankful that he found the right doctor and he’s ok. Not that I’d buy what Bruce Allen is selling, but just saying, If you have a growth on your skin, you see a dermatologist not a ‘team doctor.’ Second of all you need to realize there’s a reason he’s not called the “players doctor.’. Left tackle Trent Williams called his COVID-19 battle last month “the toughest thing I ever had to do in my career.” For perspective, Williams did not play last season after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his scalp. Check that. A few months ago, the relationship between Trent Williams and the Washington Football Team seemed irreparable. Washington Redskins offensive lineman Trent Williams is still feeling the after-effects of the surgery he had in the offseason to remove a cancerous growth from his head. "Football was more important, and to me, it was more important, too. That was when he learned he had Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, which is a rare, soft-tissue cancer. No one would doubt the team’s doctors are either minimally competent (probably got the gig like all other “official” team sponsors, by paying the fee demanded by the team for such a title) and/or not specialists in this particular area and thus should have referred him to appropriate specialists (that’s what my, and probably your, doctors do). He’s not playing for the Redskins again because they played around with his health. And just recently they made LIFE SAVING diagnoses of potentially fatal heart conditions pertaining to Nick Fairley and Jon Dorenbos. Learn how your comment data is processed. he did say his relationship with team owner Dan Snyder is good. Once it was clear Williams wasn’t going to budge, Washington traded Williams to the San Francisco 49ers in April. I was told some scary things by the doctor,” Williams said, via Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post. I went and had my skin cancer check today and they biopsied a bump on my head. He also said he still loves football, although it appears to be anybody’s guess when Williams might be playing it again. Regularly. Everyone’s missing the operative thing here: it was misdiagnosed for SIX YEARS! I can understand Williams being upset. Williams said “we’ll see how this helmet thing turns out,” but there are other issues as well. Football players are no better or worse than the rest of the population. They aren’t oncologists. I don’t exactly blame him. The post Washington Redskins OT Trent Williams Claims He Had a Cancerous Growth Removed appeared first on NFL Gridiron Gab. #sarcasm. While the left tackle did not publicly speak during his holdout, multiple reports have surfaced that Williams was unpleased with the Redskins organization and vowed to never play for the organization as well. 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