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49ers’ Patrick Willis distraught over NaVorro Bowman’s injury

By Mike Dyce

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Jan 19, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman (53) is carted off the field during the second half of the 2013 NFC Championship football game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks defeated the 49ers 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 19, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman (53) is carted off the field during the second half of the 2013 NFC Championship football game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks defeated the 49ers 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports /

San Francisco 49ers linebacker forced a fumble and recovered it, all while tearing his ACL when his leg got caught under a player in a pile. It was extremely graphic and gruesome and one of his teammates, 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis, painted a disturbing scene saying he could hear him screaming.

“I know how tough he is,” Willis said, via Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com. “When he couldn’t get up on his own and I could hear him yelling, at that point I didn’t even care where the ball was.”

It is a bad end to an incredible season by Bowman and Willis did a bit of campaigning for him as Defensive Player of the Year.

“If he doesn’t get Defensive Player of the Year, I don’t know what they go by,” Willis said. “Most important, I just pray he’s all right. I just saw him a little bit after the game.

“I know that he wanted nothing more than to be out there and finish that game with us. Win, lose or draw, I know he wanted to be there with us. He’s going to be all right. He’s strong mentally and physically strong.”

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