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Williams, 49ers finalizing reworked NFL contract, per agency
Williams, 49ers finalizing reworked NFL contract, per agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Left tackle Trent Williams is close to getting the reworked contract he has been seeking since 49ers training camp opened in late July.
Williams and the 49ers are finalizing a reworked contract, the All-Pro’s agency, Elite Loyalty Sports tweeted Tuesday morning.
Per the agency, Williams also is headed back to the Bay Area. The 49ers are scheduled to practice Tuesday in Santa Clara.
Williams should be able to ramp up this week and play when the 49ers open the 2024 NFL season against the New York Jets on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium.
With a regular week of prep (plus a day), it appears likely Trent Williams will be on the field Monday night, when the 49ers open the regular season against the New York Jets. Jaylon Moore lined up at LT during camp. He and Brandon Parker are the backup tackles.
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) September 3, 2024
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported, citing league sources, that the sides were working to finalize a new contract after Williams’ brother Fred posted several Instagram stories suggesting Trent is on his way back to the Bay Area to sign a contract.
Eleven-time Pro-Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams and the 49ers are trying to finalize a deal, per league sources. Williams returned to the Bay Area last night, according to his brother @fredro_silver. A deal appears close. pic.twitter.com/psjwnYgGih
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 3, 2024
Williams entered camp with a 2024 base salary of $20.05 million, which made him the sixth highest paid NFL offensive lineman. He originally signed a six-year contract in 2021.
News of a contract being finalized comes four days after ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that Williams’ holdout could cause him to miss regular-season games.
“The 49ers have work to do. I’m told Trent Williams is not happy and the threat of him missing games is real,” Fowler said on “NFL Live” on Friday. “A lot of times, that’s a negotiating pull. I don’t sense it is right now. He’s made $150 million in his career. He’s got no guaranteed money left on his deal.”
But now it appears Williams and the 49ers were able to bridge the gap over the holiday weekend.
The 49ers got Brandon Aiyuk’s contract extension done last week and now they are close to reworking Williams’ deal less than a week before the 2024 season opener against the Jets.
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