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49ers to treat Williams’ return ‘similar’ to Bosa if holdout ends originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
With the 49ers’ 2024 NFL season opener a little more than 10 days away, both Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch remain positive about San Francisco reaching a contract agreement with Trent Williams.
“I’m optimistic that things will work out with Trent,” Shanahan said Wednesday. “I’m not sitting here knowing what day it will be. We are getting close to playing a game, so my mind is completely on preparing for a game without those guys. But yeah, I feel when two guys want to get a deal done, usually it happens.”
If an agreement is reached before the 49ers welcome the New York Jets to Levi’s Stadium on Sept. 9 for their “Monday Night Football” season opener, Shanahan said they will be careful with the All-Pro left tackle, just as they were with Nick Bosa when he returned after a contract-induced holdout.
“Depends on when we see [Williams], how he looks and how he feels,” Shanahan said. “I haven’t talked to him for a number of days, but Trent will give every day. We will let it be as close as possible, but we just got to get with him, we got to see him, talk to him.
“Very similar to how we were with Bosa. There wasn’t a day that we would put on the calendar, what would be our last day. You hope it’s every day that has already passed. So each day makes it harder and harder, but you don’t really make that decision until you see someone and talk to him.”
Bosa and the 49ers did not reach an agreement until Sept. 6, 2023, four days before the team was set to open up the season in Pittsburgh against the Steelers. On Sept. 10, 2023, the All-Pro suited up and was on the field for 30 plays, or 56 percent. The 49ers were ahead 20-7 at the half, easing the need for the defensive star to be on the field, but even with a narrower margin, Bosa likely would have remained on the sidelines.
Lynch, like Shanahan, is optimistic that a deal will be done, but…
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Publish date : 2024-08-29 00:51:28
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