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San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis was back Monday after missing 22 practices with an ankle and Achilles' injury.
If misery loves company, the Buffalo Bills can now appreciate what San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis has felt like for much of the past month, sitting on the outside of the playoff hunt looking in.
The San Francisco 49ers waived linebacker Derek Smith on Tuesday, cutting ties with their longtime leading tackler whose role was assumed last season by rookie Patrick Willis.
Bam-Bam? Boss? The Second Samurai? Maybe the Humble Hammer? Patrick Willis plays football at a highlight-reel velocity that fairly cries out for hyperbole, yet the San Francisco 49ers linebacker still hasn't been given a nickname that sticks.
One NFL scout called linebacker Patrick Willis "a beast." An NFL coach said Willis is "a rolling ball of butcher knives." And that was before Willis won The Associated Press 2007 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
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