Ahead of the 2024 season-opening week, the San Francisco 49ers are coming off a tough week as their rookie Ricky Pearsall became victim to an attempted robbery incident in broad daylight. Although the receiver is stable now and his perpetrator got arrested at the scene of the crime, the incident has shocked everyone, especially Trent Williams.
As Pearsall was rushed to the hospital after getting shot in his chest, the 49ers’ offensive tackle was compelled to rethink his ongoing holdout, in order to, land a deserving extension. Williams was affected by the incident to such an extent that he literally returned to his team, ending the holdout.
After finalizing his new deal, the 11-time Pro Bowler appeared in his first press conference on Tuesday, he revealed how Pearsall’s attempted robbery incident from the weekends made him want to be with his teammates and that’s exactly what he did.
In my mind, I'm like, 'Man I just want to get back, get around the team. Ricky stood out to me because when I popped in for OTAs for about the 30 minutes I was here, he did go out of his way to come and introduce himself to me.'Trent Williams told the reporters
The veteran offensive tackle revealed in his 15-year-long career playing in the NFL, he never experienced having one of his teammates getting shot but when it happened to the rookie, who had just entered the world of the NFL, it compelled Williams to be there for him and rest of his teammates.
49ers lock up Trent Williams with record-breaking extension
This offseason, the 49ers dealt with the contract situations of two of its star players: Williams and Brandon Aiyuk. Fortunately, they got them back after signing their desired contracts, which were just days apart. Aiyuk landed his contract extension for four years worth $120 million while Williams earned a three-year deal worth $82.66 million, including guaranteed money of $25.69 million.
Getting back Williams was a big win for the Niners, given that he has been making first-team All-PRO consecutively for the last three seasons. He is widely considered among the best tackles in the league, making the 49ers’ offensive line bulletproof.
Since the team has now locked in both Williams and Aiyuk, all their focus can be directed towards the ultimate goal of the Super Bowl trophy. After getting so close to victory last season, the 49ers don’t want to leave any arena unattended that can hinder their goal of winning the Vince Lombardi trophy.
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