The left tackle agreed to return to San Francisco after considering offers from Kansas City and Chicago, a source said.
Trent Williams and the San Francisco 49ers have reached an agreement for six seasons and $ 138.06 million that makes him the highest paid offensive lineman in the history of the NFLher agency announced Wednesday morning.
The deal contains $ 55.1 million in guaranteed money, the representative body said Williams Elite Loyalty SportsThe deal also includes a $ 30.1 million signing bonus, sources told Dianna Russini ESPN
The agreement with Williams comes after the 49ers recontrataran already fullback Kyle Juszczyk and to the corner Jason VerrettWith that trio back, the Niners chase the free agent center Alex Macka source told Russini.
Williams, whose deal exceeds the $ 92 million four-year extension that the Green Bay Packers they gave the lineman David Bakhtiari he even mentioned it last November Mack in an Instagram post announcing his return. It is expected San Francisco keep trying to keep more of your own free agents, including the cornerback in the slot K’Waun Williams
Williams, widely regarded as the best free agent available off-season, previously discussed deals this week with the Kansas City Chiefs Y Chicago bearssources told Adam Schefter of this ESPN
Nevertheless, Kansas City signed the guard Joe Thuney Y Chicago recontrató already tackle Germain Ifedi, paving the way for the historic agreement that leads to Williams a San Francisco
The 49ers they have acquired Williams in exchange on the third day of the 2020 draft of the NFL, with a choice from the fifth round and a choice from the third round from 2021 to the Washington football team
Upon arrival from Williams with the Niners, the team agreed to add a clause to their contract that would prevent the team from applying the franchise player designation. Williams stabilized the left tackle position in the pensioner’s absence Joe Staley, started 14 encounters and returned to his Pro Bowl from previous campaigns.
Williams, who turns 33 in July, finished last season with the fourth-best block winning percentage (93.6 percent) among offensive tackles, according to data from ESPN using information from NFL Next Gen Stats, behind only Andrew Whitworth (94.2 percent), Duane Brown (94 percent) and Billy Turner (93.7 percent).
All of this came in the first campaign of Williams back after being outcast throughout 2019, while engaged in a dispute with Washington for handling your injuries and contract issues.
At the end of the season Williams argued that he wished to return to San FranciscoBut he also admitted he wanted to see what a frontline tackle in the open market could bring, as players at his position and level rarely make it to free agency.
San Francisco would be the lead candidate, ”he said Williams in January. “So even if I go to free agency, it won’t be because I’m trying to get somewhere else. It could just be because I want to know what I’m worth. It’s been 11 years in this league and I still have nothing given a franchise left tackle hit the market. I think it would be interesting what my worth would be. ”
Hold back Williams was a priority for that 49ers in low season. If he had lost the attacking lineman, it would have changed his plans for freedom of choice and draft.
Instead, the Niners they will have their blind side protector for another six years.
Since coming to the competition as the fourth overall choice in the 2010 draft, Williams has started 133 games and has received eight invitations to the Pro Bowl and a selection for the second team All professional, in 2015. His eight performances of Pro Bowl they are the most in-league for an attacking lineman since 2012.