Tim Hightower feared his career was over during long absence

[HotOffTheWire]

After signing with the 49ers this offseason, Tim Hightower can be confident that he’s on a team that expects him to make a significant contribution to the offense. But it wasn’t long ago that he wasn’t confident he would ever play again. Hightower’s once-promising NFL career looked like it had been derailed as a result…

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