Texas Trip Painful Reminder For Broncos Of Williams' Death

IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Being in Texas is a surreal and somewhat painful reminder for the Denver Broncos.<br/><br/>The last time Broncos were in the area together was for the funeral of a teammate.<br/><br/>The

Wednesday, August 15th 2007, 6:02 pm

By: News On 6

IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Being in Texas is a surreal and somewhat painful reminder for the Denver Broncos.

The last time Broncos were in the area together was for the funeral of a teammate.

The team earlier this year traveled together for the funeral of Darrent Williams of Fort Worth.

The 24-year-old starting cornerback was shot in the neck after leaving a nightclub in downtown Denver.

That service was in Fort Worth, not far from where the Broncos are practicing this week with the Dallas Cowboys.

The teams play a preseason game Saturday at Texas Stadium.

Coach Mike Shanahan says any time you have a young man that passes away at 24 years of age; obviously it's a very tough situation for every member of this team.

Broncos safety John Lynch, going into his 15th NFL season, said he still thinks about Williams every day.

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