First round draft pick Patrick Willis agreed with the 49ers on a contract at the beginning of training camp.  Willis was the last draft pick that the teams needed to sign and they got the deal done so he wouldn’t miss anytime of training camp which is always good for rookies.

Willis (6-1, 242) saw action in 45 games with 22 starts at Mississippi and finished his career with 355 tackles, 11 sacks, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception. In his 22 games as the team’s starting middle linebacker, Willis had at least 10 tackles in 19 of those contests. In 2006, he became the first player in Ole Miss history to win the Dick Butkus Award, which is awarded annually to the nation’s top linebacker. Willis also earned first-team All-SEC and SEC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

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Post info: By Cliff on July 30th, 2007
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