{"id":86518,"date":"2020-04-25T12:12:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T16:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=86518"},"modified":"2022-02-02T18:44:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T23:44:37","slug":"trent-williams-traded-to-the-san-francisco-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/25\/trent-williams-traded-to-the-san-francisco-49ers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trent Williams Traded to the San Francisco 49ers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They finally did it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams2\/redskins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Redskins<\/a> traded 7-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WillTr21.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trent Williams<\/a><\/strong> to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a fifth-round pick and a 2021 third-round pick. <\/span>In the past few days, rumors came up again that Trent Williams was being used as trade bait for a pick this week in the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Redskins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Redskins<\/a> have agreed to terms on a trade of LT Trent Williams to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/49ers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#49ers<\/a>, per me, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TomPelissero<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGarafolo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MikeGarafolo<\/a>. It took until Day 3 of the Draft, but Washington gets it done, and SF gets help at a position of need.  It\u2019s for a 5th this year and 3rd next year.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1254079316629106689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trent Williams Can Finally Play Again<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For over a year, Trent Williams has not hit the field. Trent Williams had a growth on his head forming since 2013. However, the Redskins medical staff said it was nothing to be concerned about. During a doctor&#8217;s visit, he was diagnosed with Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, a rare skin tumor.<\/p>\n<p>This made Williams upset. He refused to show up for mandatory mini-camp and demanded to be released or traded, due to the misdiagnosed tumor by the Redskins&#8217; medical staff.\u00a0 The Redskins placed him on the reserve\/did not report list after. While the Redskins missed him, they played <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/ChriGe01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geron Christian<\/a><\/strong> and veteran <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PennDo20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald Penn<\/a><\/strong> in his absence.<\/p>\n<p>After the Redskins failed to trade him at the deadline, he was reinstated on October 30th, 2019. Williams would still not play though as he failed a physical. He complained of discomfort with his helmet, resulting from scalp soreness. After that, he was placed on the non-football injury list and did not play at all in the 2019 season. Last month, his agent and he were given official permission to seek a trade with another team.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What will the Redskins do at left tackle?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Last year, the Redskins had veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PennDo20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald Penn<\/a> at left tackle, who played in all 16 games. He is now a free agent and unlikely to be re-signed at 36 years old. Currently, they have 2018 3rd-round pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/ChriGe01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geron Christian<\/a> and former Bears swing tackle <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LucaCo01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornelius Lucas<\/a><\/strong>. Lucas gave up only 12 pressures in 507 snaps last year (not all pass-blocking snaps). Christian gave up one sack in 141 snaps in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Redskins have had trouble developing Christian, as his main weakness is against big defensive linemen and powerful edge rushers. Christian is still only 23 years old and with a change in offensive line coach and offense, this could be a new beginning for Christian.<\/p>\n<p>With a defensive line and secondary ready to win and a quarterback in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HaskDw00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwayne Haskins<\/a> to protect, the Redskins are ready to compete in the NFC East. They do not need a hole at the left tackle position holding them back. Christian is younger than Lucas and could be a long-term solution for this offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>Unless they take a tackle like <strong>Prince Tega Wanogho<\/strong> or another tackle for the future and give up on Christian, Christian seems like their answer for Williams&#8217; replacement with more development coming along.<\/p>\n<h3>What are the 49ers getting in Williams?<\/h3>\n<p>There are pros and cons to trading for Trent Williams. He is a 7x Pro Bowl left tackle and started 99.1% of the games he played in. He only allowed one sack in 2018 and scored a 75.6 Pro Football Focus grade. Unfortunately, he was suspended multiple times for violating the NFL&#8217;s substance-abuse policy. He also has had quite an injury history.<\/p>\n<p>Trent Williams, however, is one of the best offensive lineman in the game. A huge acquisition for the 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"Nu3WVR-rSEd1to8svleP_w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1063015194\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Nu3WVR-rSEd1to8svleP_w',sig:'uCbcbG132w_b0eIdviqWvbol_39POtDBQz-9PUV8Hy8=',w:'594px',h:'382px',items:'1063015194',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They finally did it. The Washington Redskins traded 7-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a fifth-round pick and a 2021 third-round pick. In the past few days, rumors came up again that Trent Williams was being used as trade bait for a pick this week in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3424,"featured_media":86685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,8896,22],"tags":[5962,61,5480,948],"class_list":["post-86518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-washington-commanders","category-washington-football-team","tag-cornelius-lucas","tag-football","tag-geron-christian","tag-trent-williams"],"modified_by":"Al Preziosi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3424"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}