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The San Francisco 49ers and Trent Williams would like to keep a good thing. The offensive attack has loved his year with the team, and the Niners have loved the stability offered by the 320-pound linebacker, one of the best in the game.
Williams is just days away from becoming a free agent. If he reaches the open market, he will be one of the most sought after players and could earn a strong salary. The 49ers don’t want me to get to this point.
“I wonder if the Chiefs will play Trent Williams because the Chiefs need help to attack,” Mike Garafolo told Andrew Siciliano on Friday during NFL Ara. “A lot of teams could use help in left-wing attacks. The San Francisco 49ers would like to keep those on the left in Trent Williams. They tell me they’ve made strong offers so far in their negotiations and hopefully something will do. do it, maybe before the league year starts “.
The 49ers reportedly had “extensive” contractual talks with Williams’ agent before the end of the team’s regular season, but obviously the discussions did not result in a new deal.
Player representatives may begin negotiating new deals with other teams on Monday. San Francisco has so far had exclusive bargaining rights. However, once Wednesday arrives, everything is fine. That’s when Williams becomes a free agent, contracts can be terminated and the offensive lineman will be free to sign anywhere.
Excluding the two-year, $ 10.1 million deal recently agreed by cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, and after restructuring the Weston Richburg deal, San Francisco has about $ 31 million in salary cap.
As a sign of good faith, the 49ers chose not to be able to use the Pro Bowler eight-time franchise label when they reworked the final year of their deal after negotiating it last year. The only option left is a long-term agreement.
“It won’t be any discount-type scenario in the hometown,” Garafolo added. “It’s not that the 49ers are waiting for it. They’re doing everything they can to get that deal, they tell me. So we’ll see if it ends up happening before it reaches the free agent market.
“But Trent Williams, after this situation in Washington, and how he was a year out, and had a medical scare, the fact that he came back and played so well, definitely wants his value. So we’ll see if that value is back in San Francisco. “
According to Pro Football Focus, Williams allowed four sacks this season, but none came after Week 5. He finished the season as the analyst’s most qualified offensive lineman and second-highest offensive linebacker.
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