The San Francisco 49ers and Trent Williams agreed to a reworked contract, his agency, Elite Loyalty Sports, announced on Monday. The two-year deal pays the left tackle $50 million, including $37 million guaranteed and a $22 million signing bonus.
Williams, who turns 38 in July, was set to enter the final year of a three-year, $82.7 million contract, which had no guaranteed money remaining. The team declined to exercise Williams’ $10 million option bonus on March 20, which raised his 2026 cap hit to $46.3 million.
General manager John Lynch said at the NFL Scouting Combine that he was optimistic about reaching an agreement on a new deal with Williams, despite a report saying the sides could be headed for a divorce. He remained positive at the league meetings on March 29, saying, “I feel like we’re on the precipice of something good happening.”
The last time the 49ers restructured Williams’ contract in 2024, they likely worried his play might decline as he approached his 40th birthday. So far, it hasn’t.
Williams started 16 games — plus two playoff games — in 2025, the most he’s started since 2013 when he was in Washington. His 91.1 overall grade from Pro Football Focus ranked third behind the Detroit Lions’ Penei Sewell (95.2) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Tristan Wirfs (92.7) among offensive tackles. He also made his 12th Pro Bowl, joining Bruce Matthews (14), Randall McDaniel (12) and Will Shields (12) as the only offensive linemen in NFL history with 12 or more selections.
Furthermore, the 49ers don’t have an heir apparent at the position. They haven’t drafted a tackle since taking Jaylon Moore in the fifth round in 2021. They agreed to a two-year, $9.5 million deal with Vederian Lowe in free agency, and their other backup tackles are a pair of journeymen, Austen Pleasants and Brandon Parker.
Williams has also been one of the 49ers’ leaders since arriving via trade in 2020. He’s been voted a team captain in every season with San Francisco. With teammates Fred Warner and George Kittle out with injuries, it was Williams who served as the 49ers’ de facto spokesman when their 2025 season ended in blowout fashion to the Seattle Seahawks in January.
“I’ve never been part of a team that was so behind the 8-ball but just found a way to compete every week,” he said in the visitors’ locker room. “We went up against so many rosters that were fully loaded, and we had guys that we picked up a week ago. I’m just proud of this team. We have young guys that contributed to our success. The future is really bright.”