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Trent Williams’ holdout from San Francisco 49ers training camp does not appear to have an end in sight.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that the offensive lineman “has conviction” on his choice to stay away from camp till he has a brand-new offer and that he is “fairly comfy” in waiting it out as long as required:
On Tuesday, Aiyuk viewed practice in a golf cart on the sidelines, about 30 backyards from where quarterback Brock Purdy tossed to his receivers. Williams, ontheotherhand, continues to hold out, and I’m informed he has conviction on this (and that he hasactually taken up golf this offseason, with an ever-improving handicap). I believe that last bit was brought up to me to emphasize that Williams is relatively comfy waiting this out. We will discover out how comfy, though, as the $50,000 everyday fines accumulate. But Williams hasactually made almost $170 million in his profession, and his out-of-date agreement locations him 5th amongst highest-paid left takeson.
The 49ers are working on finding methods to pay a premium for their leading skill. Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is presently in a “hold-in” as he looksfor a brand-new agreement, and the intimidating job of paying quarterback Brock Purdy is something that looms in the near future.
Williams presently has 3 seasons staying on his agreement and will have a cap hit that exc