Denver Native (Carol)
09-05-2014, 11:20 AM
It is impossible to think about Sylvester Williams as anything but a defensive tackle. His hands double as bear paws. He moves with a low center of gravity. His body is a tugboat with arms.
At 6-foot-2, 310 pounds, he is a defensive tackle straight out of central casting. There is irony in this because his journey to the Broncos' starting lineup Sunday night reads like a Hollywood script.
Williams never dreamed of playing college football. Surviving occupied his thoughts. He grew up poor in Jefferson City, Mo. The family patched together a house. It burned down. They fixed up a car, and not long after, it was stolen.
rest - good article
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_26471242/from-assembly-line-broncos-d-line
At 6-foot-2, 310 pounds, he is a defensive tackle straight out of central casting. There is irony in this because his journey to the Broncos' starting lineup Sunday night reads like a Hollywood script.
Williams never dreamed of playing college football. Surviving occupied his thoughts. He grew up poor in Jefferson City, Mo. The family patched together a house. It burned down. They fixed up a car, and not long after, it was stolen.
rest - good article
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_26471242/from-assembly-line-broncos-d-line