"SANTA CLARA Mykel Williams was about to get comfortable and hit my stride in his rookie season. Then came a fateful step. The anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee snapped, with a mere four minutes left in a 10-point win over the New York Giants on Nov. 2 That was the last the 49ers saw from their 2025 first-round draft pick, further weakening a pass rush that lost Nick Bosa to his own ACL tear in the 49ers' Sept. 21 home opener."
"It wasn't surprising the 49ers finished with a league-low 20 sacks. But the 49ers kept on winning, through the NFC playoffs' wild-card round and up until Saturday's 41-6 blowout loss at Seattle. It would have been nice to be a part of it, Williams said of the 49ers' last-season triumphs and tribulations. Robert Saleh won't be part of next season's efforts."
"I feel next year we'll have all the guys back, full squad, full rush package. I think it'll be a great year, Huff told the Bay Area News Group. We need the guys to come back healthy and it will be a full-fledged season. They'll need more than that foursome, especially as insurance if they slow play Bosa's and Williams' ACL comebacks."
Mykel Williams suffered a torn ACL in his right knee with four minutes left in a Nov. 2 win over the New York Giants, ending his rookie season. Nick Bosa missed the season after his own ACL tear in the Sept. 21 home opener. The 49ers finished with a league-low 20 sacks despite advancing through the NFC playoffs until a 41-6 loss at Seattle. Robert Saleh left his role as defensive coordinator for a five-year deal to coach the Tennessee Titans. Bryce Huff and Keion White are the only defensive ends assured to return while other linemen face free agency, making pass-rush upgrades an offseason priority.
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