49ers OT Trent Williams pegged as ‘perfect’ free-agent fit for Chargers
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At general manager Tom Telesco’s end-of-season press conference, he said that there’s a lot of improvement that needs to be made with the offensive line.
If Telesco sticks to his guns by bringing in a veteran to help with the reconstruction of the line, one possibility that ESPN’s Seth Galina likes is 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams.
Here is what Galina said about the potential pairing:
The Chargers continue to forget that offensive linemen play football, and it’s a mistake that has had a severe effect on their quarterback play over the last decade-plus. It’s finally time to end that with the signing of Trent Williams, who just so happened to be the highest-graded tackle in the league last season.
Williams sat out of the 2019 season because of ongoing disputes with the Washington Football Team, and many wondered if that would cause his play to slip a bit. It didn’t. His 91.9 grade in 2020 proves that he would instantly make the Chargers’ makeshift offensive line a real-life professional unit.
Williams was one the best offensive players for the 49ers in an injury-ravaged season. The 32-year old, who sat out all of 2019 due to a dispute with The Football Team, regained his All-Pro form with San Francisco.
Williams, the eight-time Pro Bowl selection, earned a 91.9-grade this past season, the highest of any tackle in the NFL among 93 qualifiers, per Pro Football Focus.
The Chargers currently have the ninth-most cap space available. Spotrac projects Williams could sign a three-year, $54,780,141 deal that carries an average annual salary of $18.2 million.
Even though he will be 33 years old during the upcoming season, he’s still proven to play the position at a high level, and he would be the answer Los Angeles has been needing at left tackle for the next few seasons.
