Trent Williams, 49ers Agree to New 3-Year, $82.6M Contract After Camp Holdout

Trent Williams' holdout with the San Francisco 49ers is over.

According to his agency, Elite Loyalty Sports, the 49ers agreed to rework Williams' contract by giving him a three-year, $82.6 million deal. The contract includes $48 million at signing and $25.69 million via a signing bonus.

The 49ers opened training camp without Williams. The superstar left tackle wanted to adjust his contract since there was no guaranteed money left on the six-year, $138 million deal he signed in March 2021.

"It was something I knew could be a possibility, and I was hoping that he would be here," head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters after the team's first training camp practice on July 24. "But I knew it could be a possibility, and I felt pretty confident it'll all work out in the long run and he'll be here and we'll get on the same page with everything. But it's just one day of practice, and I think Trent will be all right missing a few practices."

At the time, that contract made Williams the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history. The deal remains the richest by total value among all offensive linemen, but his $23.01 million average annual salary ranked fifth.

The 49ers had a similar situation with star running back Christian McCaffrey. He had no guaranteed money left on his deal, so the club gave him a two-year, $38 million extension in June.

Williams' situation is a little bit different because the market for an All-Pro left tackle is higher than it is for an All-Pro running back.

It doesn't help that the 49ers are facing a cap bind over the next 12 months because quarterback Brock Purdy is extension-eligible next offseason.

Williams and Nick Bosa are already signed to contracts worth more than $100 million. McCaffrey, Fred Warner, Javon Hargrave, George Kittle and Deebo Samuel are all making at least $15 million per season.

As much talent as the 49ers have on both sides of the ball, it can be argued that Williams is their most important player. Even going into his age-36 season, he is still regarded as the best offensive lineman in the league and has made the All-Pro first team in each of the past three seasons.

The other four spots along San Francisco's offensive line have been question marks for years, but it has rarely mattered because Williams remains such a dominant force at the most important spot.

There seemed to be very little doubt that the 49ers would eventually get a deal done with Williams. Now that it has been worked out, the future Hall of Famer will be ready to anchor the offensive line for the 2024 regular season.