Left tackle Trent Williams, a 12-time Pro Bowler, could be running out of time with the 49ers.
Williams is scheduled to count $39 million against the 49ers’ salary cap in 2026, the final season on a three-year pact he agreed upon just before the 2024 season after a training camp holdout.
The 49ers again are in a “standoff” with Williams and he could become a free agent in two weeks if no resolution is struck, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
General manager John Lynch is expected to address reporters Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. PT from the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis.
Williams is due a $10 million bonus April 1 and a $22 million salary this coming season, according to Spotrac.com.
If released, the 49ers would incur $34 million in dead money against the cap but thus save nearly $5 million on it. Or, as Spotrac.com noted, the 49ers could lower his salary to the minimum $1.3 million and designate him a post-June 1 release, thus pushing his dead-money hits to $13.3 million for 2026 and $20.8 million in 2027.
After the 49ers’ 41-6 divisional-round playoff exit at Seattle, Williams praised both the 49ers’ against-all-odds season and their future. He also said it was “accurate” to say there’s no question he’d continue his career and wouldn’t be retiring.
“It was extremely special to me, becauce I’ve never been a part of a team that’s so behind the 8-ball but just found a way to compete every week,” Williams said after that loss. “We went up against so many rosters that were fully loaded while we were playing with guys that we got a week ago, two weeks ago. … I’m super proud of this team. It didn’t go the way we wanted but the future is really bright.”
Two years ago, Williams ended another contract standoff and reported five days before the season opener, having secured a three-year, $82.66 million deal. “A guy of my stature with my age, security was important,” Williams said then.
Williams played in all but one game last season. He turns 38 on July 19.
“At my age, I know there are not a lot of people who’ve played at an All-Pro level outside of a quarterback. I want to bust those barriers and show this is a new age,” Williams said upon ending his 2024 holdout. “The research we’ve done, how they’ve done and sculpted our schedules to keep us fresher and keep the banging off of our bodies, it allows you to play longer and I want to take advantage of that.”
If the 49ers move on from Williams, they have no obvious heir apparent at left tackle, and although Colton McKivitz filled in there for Williams a few years ago, McKivitz’s play at right tackle earned him a contract extension last year. Journeyman Austen Pleasants is an exclusive rights free agent but not seen as a game-ready starter.
Meanwhile, at the combine, here are other 49ers-related soundbites:
PURSUING MAC JONES?
If the 49ers opt to trade Brock Purdy’s backup, Mac Jones, a few teams have acknowledged they’re in the market for a quarterback. One is the Minnesota Vikings, and executive vice president Rob Brzezinksi said, per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert: “I don’t know if we’re ruling anything out. … We have not a ton of time but we have a couple of weeks and so we’re exploring every option that could be out there. It’s casting a wide net.”
ANOTHER TO WASHINGTON?
A year after Washington general manager Adam Peters traded for 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel, he didn’t feed speculation that the Commanders could be a landing spot for Brandon Aiyuk, who didn’t play last season for the 49ers and was placed on the reserve/left squad list in December. The 49ers voided Aiyuk’s 2026 guarantees ($27 million) last July and have indicated he is not expected back, though they’ve yet to release him.
“Brandon Aiyuk is a player on another team under contract so I can’t comment on that,” Peters said. “… Love the person but I can’t really comment on the player.” Samuel, by the way, is slated for free agency in two weeks.
SALEH’S GRATITUDE
Robert Saleh thanked the 49ers for a second stint as their defensive coordinator en route to becoming the Tennessee Titans’ coach. “San Francisco, it is a championship organization, with a championship ownership, championship head coach, championship GM, championship everything. To go back there, having been a head coach, to go back and piece the puzzle together of what a championship organization looks like and how it operates, just grateful I was given that opportunity to do that again and everything I learned hopefully we can take it to this next step.”
Saleh took former 49ers assistant head coach Gus Bradley with him to serve as the Titans defensive coordinator. “Gus is like a second dad to me,” Saleh said. “He’s had amazing impact on my life and not to mention he’s one of the better D-coordinators in all of football. To have him on staff, especially this cycle when there was a lot of competition for his services, is a blessing for all of us.”
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