{"id":185336,"date":"2026-05-11T02:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=185336"},"modified":"2026-05-11T02:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:39:28","slug":"49ers-insider-drops-crystal-clear-injury-update-on-mykel-williams-game-changing-news-that-49ers-nation-has-been-waiting-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=185336","title":{"rendered":"49ers Insider Drops Crystal-Clear Injury Update on Mykel Williams \u2013 Game-Changing News That 49ers Nation Has Been Waiting For!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mykel-williams-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mykel-williams-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mykel-williams-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mykel-williams-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"49ers Insider Issues Clear Injury Update on Mykel Williams\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Steph Chambers\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The San Francisco 49ers suffered their share of significant injuries last season on defense. One of the players whose 2025 season was cut short was rookie defensive lineman Mykel Williams, who suffered a torn ACL and lateral meniscus in his right knee during Week 9. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">San Francisco is likely hoping that a healthy Williams will boost the team\u2019s sack total, which was one of the worst last season due to injuries. Nonetheless, any hope of the 21-year-old being ready for the early part of the season took a hit with the latest information from the 49ers on SI reporter Grant Cohn. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cohn noted that Williams was one of the few non-rookies at the 49ers\u2019 rookie minicamp and shared what he saw as Williams rehabbed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt\u2019s early May, and he tore his ACL in early November,\u201d <\/span>Cohn said in a May 9 YouTube video <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. \u201cSo we\u2019re talking about roughly six months. That is not a short amount of time, but he was not running. Mykel Williams was sort of bouncing back and forth<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIf all you\u2019re doing is bouncing back and forth and trying to acclimate your body and tendons to bearing weight on one leg, it seems to indicate you probably still have a ways to go, which, again, is to be expected.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Before his injury, Williams played 385 snaps for the Niners, <\/span>recording a 53.9 overall PFF defensive grade <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in the 2025 season. Moreover, the former first-round pick generated 19 total pressures as a pass rusher, including one sack, 16 hurries, and two hits.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>When Could <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mykel Williams Return for the Niners?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With Cohn providing what he saw, the next aspect of his update was more speculation regarding when exactly Williams will be ready to see the field again for the 49ers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI would expect he would start the season on PUP, and I wouldn\u2019t expect him to be back before November,\u201d Cohn added. \u201c\u2026 I think these days it\u2019s probably fair to expect a young athlete in his 20s to make a full recovery from a torn ACL, but I don\u2019t know if he does it in the first year back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cUsually, that second year back, they\u2019re just as explosive and quick as they were before, if they\u2019re young, if they\u2019re not 35 when they did it. So, there\u2019s a long way to go for Mykel Williams, according to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>49ers Get Major News Ahead of Australia Game<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking of the early season for the Niners, Kyle Shanahan and his team will open the 2026 NFL season abroad in Australia against the Los Angeles Rams. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moreover, there was news about this game. On May 7,\u00a0<\/span>The Athletic\u2019s Dan Shanoff and Andrew Marchand reported <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, citing sources, that Netflix will air the NFL\u2019s first-ever regular-season game from Australia between the Rams and Niners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">San Francisco will have a busy 2026 season from an international perspective, as they will open the season in Australia and\u00a0<\/span>play a game in Mexico City <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The NFL has not yet announced when the Mexico City game will take place or who the opponent will be, but it will reveal those details when it releases the schedule on May 14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eduardo Razo Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area &amp; California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. More about Eduardo Razo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty (Photo by Steph Chambers\/Getty Images) The San Francisco 49ers suffered their share of significant injuries last season on defense. 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