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Young questions Williams’ holdout timing as 49ers chase championship originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The contract drama surrounding 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has dominated headlines this summer, though another San Francisco star’s holdout looms just as large.
San Francisco great Steve Young addressed the team’s ongoing contract negotiations with Trent Williams on Monday, expressing dismay that the left tackle has added on to the offseason chaos with his own holdout as the 49ers try to win a Super Bowl.
“The [Super Bowl] window never closes, and it’s not going to close on us, but it will narrow. It will narrow significantly next year,” Young told KNBR’s “Tolbert & Copes” show. “So if the window’s [as] open as it’s going to be for some time right now, everybody needs to be on board. And that’s why Trent … I think he set the market [with his original contract]. And I think [49ers CEO] Jed [York] and everybody’s willing to do that because it’s the best tackle in the league.
“And now you’re going to come back and say, ‘No, I want to set it again because there’s another $8 million collectively that I can go get, and I’m on my last contract and I’m getting old. It’s like, bro. Do you not see what we’re trying to get done here?”
Three years remain on the contract Williams signed following the 2020 NFL season, and the All-Pro likely seeks a new agreement that replaces much of the non-guaranteed money remaining on his deal with guaranteed money. He also could be looking for a contract that improves his current No. 6 standing on the NFL’s list of highest-paid offensive linemen.
Williams will not return to the team until his contract is adjusted, and his holdout could carry into the regular season, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Monday on “SportsCenter.”
But on Aug. 16, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan expressed optimism that San Francisco will work out a new deal with arguably the best and most important player on the team. As Week 1 of the 2024 season inches closer…
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Publish date : 2024-08-27 01:46:43
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