After weeks of speculation about the future of San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams, there’s finally a resolution.
The two sides had been at an impasse for quite a while, but as NFL insider Jason La Canfora reported last week, the 49ers took a big step toward finding the middle ground and pushed things closer to the finish line with a new contract offer.
“As we hear it, the 49ers made another push to try to get closure in this situation and sent over a revised contract to Williams within the last few days,” La Canfora wrote.
“League sources indicated there is a chance this gets resolved early this week, depending on how comfortable the player is with the latest proposal. And, should the sides not make headway over the coming days, there is potential for this to get sideways.”
Trent Williams Gets His New Deal
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the 49ers and Williams finally reached a resolution on Monday morning, agreeing to a new short-term deal to keep the 37-year-old in San Francisco for two more seasons.
“49ers and 12-time Pro-Bowl LT Trent Williams reached agreement today on a two-year, $50 million extension that now contractually ties him to San Francisco through the 2027 season, per @eliteloyaltysp,” Schefter posted on X.
“Back in the 2020 NFL Draft, the 49ers traded a 3rd- and 5th-round pick to Washington for Trent Williams,” he continued. “Williams has since been a Pro Bowler in five of his six seasons in San Francisco, and now the two sides have a deal in place to keep him with the organization for another two years.”
Williams’ new deal makes him the fifth-highest paid offensive tackle in the NFL on a per-year basis, behind only Washington’s Laremy Tunsil ($30.1 million), Los Angeles’ Rashawn Slater ($28.5 million), Seattle’s Charles Cross ($26.1 million), and Minnesota’s Christian Darrisaw ($26 million).
Elite Loyalty Sports, Williams’ representation, reported his new contract will pay him $37 million fully guaranteed with a $22 million signing bonus. Williams becomes the first non-quarterback in NFL history to surpass $400 million in career earnings and $225 million in contract guarantees.
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