49ers Lock in Trent Williams, Shifting Draft Focus

0:00It's April 20th. This is California News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. The San Francisco 49ers just locked in left tackle Trent Williams with a two-year contract extension. They got it done on the first day of their offseason program, three days before the draft kicks off. With the 27th pick in the first round, they were eyeing tackles, but this deals shifts that focus for now. Williams turns 38 in July, but he's still dominating. He made the pro bowl last season and earned second team all pro honors, proving age ain't slowing him down. Back in 2020, the Niners traded a third and fifth round pick to snack him from Washington. They hit him with a six-year, $138.1 million deal, the next offseason then reworked it to a three-year packed right. Before 2024 training camp after a holdout, this time, no mess. Just smooth talks before workouts even started. He's fresh off his 12 pro bowl nod, the most for any offensive tackle and just two away

1:01from Bruce Matthews' record for lineman. Injuries hit him in 2024, but he played all 16 games for the first time since 2013. Pro football focus says he gave up 40 pressures, his most since rookie year, but stay delete and run and pass blocking. No day one or day two draft pick at tackle, since they got him, means no clear backup plan when he hangs it up. Still, this keeps their line stacked, heading into the draft.