As expected, the market for free agent games left the branch Trent Williams is very strong. Per Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, the Chiefs, Colts, Bears and the current 49ers are all up and running (Twitter link). However, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune hears that Williams will not be heading to Windy City (Twitter link).
We heard a few days ago that San Francisco was insisting on retaining Williams, but the 32-year-old blocker sounded like he wanted to see what the open market lay ahead. And he’s probably glad he made the decision, because according to La Canfora, some GMs believe Williams could earn a deal of $ 23MM a year, which would be right at the top of the LT market in terms of average annual value.
Kansas City, Indianapolis and Chicago all qualified for the post-season in 2020, and although KC only came a little short in the Super Bowl, they did sign the top guard on the market. Joe Thuney. Add Williams Patrick Mahomesan offensive front would make the Chiefs a tougher game than they already are.
The prospect of playing for the Chiefs’ high-flying attack could be quite attractive for Williams, who wasted most of his career in Washington and was unable to make it to the playoffs with the 49ers in 2020. Of course, Kansas City also has the best QB situation of interested teams, because the Colts will run out Carson Wentz, the Bears might roll together Andy Dalton, and the 49ers may or may not trade Jimmy Garoppolo.
After putting out the entire 2019 season, Williams took an overall approach last year as overall pack 1 of Pro Football Focus.
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