Broncos RB Javonte Williams better prepared to manage off-field obligations entering Year 2

Posted Jun 7, 2022
Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams has had to adjust to life in the NFL after being picked in the second round of the NFL draft last year — not just on the field, but primarily off of the field. “I feel like the hardest part last year wasn’t football, it was really off the field,” Williams said last month. “Just everything that I had going on off the field.” (USA Today)

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