Trent Williams ends season-long holdout, rejoins Redskins

Trent isn't getting $20M a year from anybody, but if he did more power to him.



I always laugh at how bent people get over contract talk. It's called negotiating. Both sides start out far apart and work towards a deal in the middle. If a number gets your panties in a bunch you're in the wrong business.



I think every football player should get whatever they can money-wise for their services. They have to live later with permanent physical injuries and more significantly with the CEP effects of concussions. The average career length in the NFL is 4 years. “Not For Long” = NFL.

I was hoping the Redskins could resign Trent. And maybe they will when he finds out what the real market is for him in the NFL. Obviously he wants to be the highest paid OT in the NFL. If the Redskins really try to keep Scherff - he will cost at the top of the OG salaries. Scherff is 28 and in his prime.

If the Redskins have to choose between resigning Trent Williams at the top salary versus Scherff at the top salary, they’ll trade Trent. They can’t hire both players at peak contracts.




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Trent isn't getting $20M a year from anybody, but if he did more power to him.

I always laugh at how bent people get over contract talk. It's called negotiating. Both sides start out far apart and work towards a deal in the middle. If a number gets your panties in a bunch you're in the wrong business.

I could understand that if he was negotiating in good faith. But he was one of like 2, maybe 3, NFL players in the last decade+ to actually sit out the entire year last year acting like it was all about the environment, Bruce Allen, the diagnosis, etc. while keeping the contract situation on the DL and acting like that wasn't his main priority. So we fixed everything he had a problem with, and instead of him meeting us halfway and tweaking his contract to guarantee a little more money he's now "I need a new deal." FOH. Where were you last year when we needed you protecting our rookie qb's blindside? My patience only goes so deep. He burnt us last year for his own reasons (which I agreed he made very valid points with) but now he's still not willing to come back? There's a lot of give-and-take in this shit, and so far he's not giving shit.

According to the Redskins, NO ONE has shown an interest in trading for Trent Williams. Maybe after the draft. Trent may want $20 mill a season. But he will only get what the market will bear. He’s got things going against him: he’s 32 and on the downside of his career. Teams may question about his physical condition or his motivation. Kyle Smith also said he should play his contract. So, Trent may ask to be the top-paid OT, but I doubt he will get it.


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According to the Redskins, NO ONE has shown an interest in trading for Trent Williams. Maybe after the draft. Trent may want $20 mill a season. But he will only get what the market will bear. He’s got things going against him: he’s 32 and on the downside of his career. Teams may question about his physical condition or his motivation. Kyle Smith also said he should play his contract. So, Trent may ask to be the top-paid OT, but I doubt he will get it.


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John Keim said on his podcast today that:

- The Pats were interested in trading for Trent last season, but quickly lost interest once they knew Trent's asking price.

- No one offered a first round pick last season.

- The Browns gave one of the lowest offers to the Redskins.

I just don't see Trent getting the money that he wants, and what he wants is going to affect the team's ability to trade him.

If we were to cut Trent and another team picked him up would we get a compensatory pick for him?

Not saying we should do that, just asking the question.

If we were to cut Trent and another team picked him up would we get a compensatory pick for him?



Not saying we should do that, just asking the question.



We’ll get more by trading Trent than a compensatory pick. I think we can get a second or third rounder for him. I think Rivera will take a second rounder rather than the huge salary that Trent wants. That second round pick could get them an excellent WR, one of the few good TE available or an OT.


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We’ll get more by trading Trent than a compensatory pick. I think we can get a second or third rounder for him. I think Rivera will take a second rounder rather than the huge salary that Trent wants. That second round pick could get them an excellent WR, one of the few good TE available or an OT.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkWell my thinking around the cut is if TWs contract demands are outrageous and no team wants to deal, would cutting him even be an option. Assuming once he is cut he will be more flexible with contract demands.

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Give his agent permission to seek a trade and see what they can come up with. Then the skins can decide what they will take for him.

At this point I would offer to guarantee his current contract, and put the ball in his court to honor that. Then I'm drafting his replacement. If Trent chooses to hold out, so be it. That being said if a team offers a 2nd round draft pick this year for Trent's services, I'm taking it.

At this point I would offer to guarantee his current contract, and put the ball in his court to honor that. Then I'm drafting his replacement. If Trent chooses to hold out, so be it. That being said if a team offers a 2nd round draft pick this year for Trent's services, I'm taking it.

100% agree

I would actually double Dunbar salary and say play an entire season and we can talk next year