Congratulations to Willis!
Willis won DROY in a landslide vote, earning 48 of 50 votes from AP members. He was a beast this season, notching double-digit tackles in 11 games and generally making his presence known on the field.
"It's confirmation of what you've been doing as an individual," Willis said. " From an individual perspective, it would be good for people that doubted, or didn't know if you could be a No. 1 draft pick, or if you could come into the league and do well because of your size or where you might have played ball at ... and show them that if you put your mind to it, you're capable of anything."Willis is certainly capable of earning more hardware this year. With 174 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 5 deflected passes, he has a shot at winning Defensive Player of the Year. Though Bob Sanders is most likely to win the award, I'm sure the AP writers are at least considering Willis for it.
With one award under his belt and a Pro-Bowl appearance coming up, Patrick Willis already has an impressive career, and one that 49ers fans hope he continues for a long time.
[SFGate]
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