On the rise: Patrick Willis Premium Story

LB Patrick Willis has been sparkling in practice
LB Patrick Willis has been sparkling in practice
By Craig Massei
SFI editor in chief
Date: Jul 31, 2007

Now that Patrick Willis is in his element, he has become a pad-popping tackle machine that quickly has caught everybody’s attention at 49ers training camp with his speed to the football, true-to-form tackling technique and – especially – the ferocity with which he delivers blows. The team’s prized first-round draft pick’s getting better each practice as he makes an early statement that he belongs.

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