Niners Agree To Record-Setting Deal With Offensive Tackle Trent Williams
SANTA CLARA (CBS SF) -- After losing wide receiver Kendrick Bourne to free agency, the San Francisco 49ers weren't going to risk seeing tackle Trent Williams also move on to a new team.
Bourne signed a three-year deal worth up to $22.5 million on Monday with the suddenly free spending New England Patriots.
So on Wednesday, they reached a 6-year, $138 million deal that makes Williams the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history. Of that sum, $55.1 million is guaranteed.
Staying in the Bay! @TrentW71 agrees to a six-year $138.06 million deal ($55.1 million guaranteed) with the @49ers. #NFLFreeAgency #NFL @Loyalty24_7 pic.twitter.com/p7DH9GTqMt
— Elite Loyalty Sports (@eliteloyaltysp) March 17, 2021
The Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs were also pursuing Williams -- who made 7 straight Pro Bowl appearances from 2012 to 2018 as a member of the Washington Redskins.
Resigning Williams wasn't the only move the 49ers have made in free agency. They also reached agreement on new deals for Kyle Juszczyk -- a 5-year, $27 million pact that makes him the highest paid fullback -- and a cornerback Jason Verrett -- a one-year deal worth $5.5 million with a $1 million bonus if he makes all-pro.
The Niners are also reportedly pursuing free-agent center Alex Mack, a veteran who has been named a six-time Pro Bowler during his 13-year NFL career. He played his college ball at UC-Berkeley.
When Williams was traded to the Niners before the 2020, he had the team agreed to add a clause in his contract that meant it could not tag him a franchise player this offseason.
He stabilized the left tackle position after long-time mainstay Joe Staley retired. He started 14 games in 2020, finishing the season with the fourth-best pass block win rate (93.6%) among offensive tackles.