The San Francisco 49ers and left tackle Trent Williams have agreed to a new contract that makes Williams the highest-paid left tackle in the NFL.
Williams agreed to a restructured three-year deal that pays him $82.66 million with $48 million guaranteed at signing per Williams’s agency. He’s due $27.6 million per year, which is the highest average annual value among left tackles. Only Buccaneers right tackle Tristan Wirfs and Lions right tackle Penei Sewell make more annually at offensive tackle.
The contract ended a holdout that extended all the way through training camp and the preseason. Williams, 36, reported to the team facility Tuesday when he and his agency believed a deal was close enough to end the holdout. The deal was announced Tuesday afternoon after Williams spoke with reporters in a press conference.
At the press conference, Williams said he wanted to play until he’s 40-years old. He had no guaranteed money left on his three-year deal before the restructure. He’ll now have guarantees for the next two years through his age 37 season per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Williams signed a six-year deal in the 2021 offseason. When he held out he had three years and $77 million left. He’ll now earn an additional five million with the $48 million guaranteed.
The 49ers will fine Williams $50,000 for each practice he missed, so the added funds will help offset some of those fines.
Now the three-time First-Team All-Pro is locked into a deal where he should finish out his career with the 49ers, and the 49ers can push their need at left tackle several years into the future. They can also move forward knowing they have the sport’s best OT protecting their franchise quarterback’s blind side for the foreseeable future.
