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Sylvester Williams Motivated for 2016 Season

By Tylor Walden

Jan 11, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos defensive tackle Sylvester Williams (92) reacts against the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Divisional playoff football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Colts defeated the Broncos 24-13. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos defensive tackle Sylvester Williams (92) reacts against the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Divisional playoff football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Colts defeated the Broncos 24-13. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Denver Broncos nose tackle Sylvester Williams is looking to use extra motivation from this offseason towards his performance during the 2016 season.

Sylvester Williams had a pretty successful 2015 season, recording 25 tackles and three sacks. However, he did not see the field a whole lot on the defensive side, recording around 50 percent of the snaps.

Sometime at the end of the 2016 NFL Draft, the Broncos had the option to pick up the fifth year option for Williams. Unfortunately, they declined to pick up the option. Therefore, Sylvester Williams will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2016 season.

But do not think that Sly will allow that to discourage him. He is in fact looking forward to the challenge. He met with the media on Thursday and discussed the 2016 season and how the defense could improve.

When asked about his fifth year option not getting picked up by the Super Bowl Champs, Sylvester Williams had this to say about the decision.

“I have to go out there and prove myself again. At the end of the day, the way I look at it is it benefited me. I’m just looking forward to the challenge of going out there and playing the best I can.”

Good attitude by Sylvester Williams. There have been players on the team that I believe that have proven themselves. This will definitely give him some added motivation. Especially with how the defense has been getting disrespected.

Speaking of the defense, the media asked Williams if he believes the defense can be better than last season. He had an interesting thing to say that does hold true.

“When you look at the guys that we have and the way they work, I just feel like the sky is the limit…With another year in Phillip’s scheme and another year with Bill Kolar, it is only going to get better.”

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I could not agree more with Sylvester Williams. Even though this defense was really impressive, I believe that they could be even better with experience. Another year with the defensive coaches, this should be an interesting year for the defense.

I am looking forward to seeing how Sylvester Williams plays in the 2016 season as well as this defense. Good luck Williams. Hope it all goes well.

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