And a moment of silence for Darrent Williams.

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Here’s to a great 2009!

I wish you all the best for yourself and your families!

I never forgot D-Will, he will always be a part of my life, so to speak!

Here’s hoping that our WILL on D did not die with him…

Darrent Williams’s death was a big blow to my psyche at the time it happened. I’ll never forget rolling out of bed that morning and firing up ESPN.com like I usually do and seeing the headline that he had been killed. I’ll never forget the pain I felt or how much he meant to me as a source of personal inspiration. I was never lucky enough to meet him, but I respected everything he was about and he was quickly becoming one of my favorite Broncos since Ed McCaffrey.

I’ll always appreciate what Williams meant to me, and every New Year’s I’ll remember him.

As always I will remember D-Will at this time of the year.

Let’s hope 2009 is better for all of us as well as the Broncos organization.