Trent Williams, the offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins, recently opened up about his cancer diagnosis and his frustration at the organization for underestimating his medical condition, according to multiple reports.
"I was told it was something minor, so I didn't really question it," Williams said, according to Bleacher Report. "The diagnosis that they gave me in the beginning, they kind of underestimated it."
During the surgery, he lost nearly 30 percent of his scalp, but according to Fox News, it was the only choice he had considering that he did not want to go through radiation therapy. He said that doing so would mean that he "would have put a cap on my life."
With the cancerous growth removed, Williams tried to return to the game. But because a standard helmet did not fit comfortably for him, he failed the physical and was not able to return to playing on the field, according to Fox News.
He said that the trust he previously had with the Redskin's organization has been broken, according to Fox News.
"Why was I holding out? Like I said, a culmination of things. What I went through health-wise took me away from the game for a minute, anyway. When it pertains to that, just that and the contract status was a thing as well. You know, playing with no guaranteed money, I don't think any, any premier player would want to do that, especially not in the game we play today," Williams said.