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Dianna RussiniESPN
Trent Williams and the San Francisco have reached an agreement, sources told ESPN.
Williams’ deal with the 49ers was 6 years, $ 138 million, making him the highest paid offensive linebacker in NFL history. Of the $ 55.1 million guaranteed cash in the contract, $ 30.1 million comes in the form of a sign-up bonus.
The 49ers traded for Williams on the third day of the 2020 NFL draft, sending a fifth-round pick and a 2021 third-round pick to the Washington Football Team.
When they joined the Niners, they agreed to add a clause to his contract which meant they could not mark him this off-season. Williams (32) (July 19) stabilized the position on the left in place of retired Joe Staley. He started 14 games and in the process returned to his previous Pro Bowl form.
It all came back in Williams’ first season after sitting all year in 2019 when he had a dispute with Washington over handling his injury issues and his contract.
At the end of the season, Williams maintained that he hoped to sign at San Francisco again, but also admitted that he wanted to see what a premiere branch could get on the open market, as players in his position of that caliber rarely did. so far. in free agency.
Since starting in the league as the 4th overall pick in the NFL Draft in 2010, Williams has started 133 games, with eight Pro Bowl berths and a second team All Pro nod in 2015.
ESPN’s Nick Wagoner contributed to this report.