Trent Williams, 49ers finalizing new deal to end holdout - ESPN

The San Francisco 49ers are finalizing a new deal deal with Trent Williams, according to his agency, ending the star left tackle's prolonged holdout.

Social media posts from Williams' brother showed the 11-time Pro Bowler returning to the Bay Area on Monday night, a week before the Niners open their regular season against the New York Jets on «Monday Night Football.»

Williams' agency, Elite Loyalty Sports, confirmed Tuesday on social media that the three-time All Pro was «headed to SF to finalize a new deal» with the 49ers.

Williams, 36, has held out of San Francisco's entire training camp as part of his contract dispute, accruing more than $4 million in fines for missing every practice and three preseason games. He is owed $20.05 million this season under the six-year, $138.1 million deal he signed in 2021.

The Niners left Williams off their 53-man roster last week, keeping the three-time All Pro on the reserve/did not report list. San Francisco created over $5.4 million in salary cap space Tuesday, according to ESPN's Field Yates, by restructuring the contract of defensive lineman Maliek Collins.

The ramped-up negotiations between Williams and the 49ers came less than a week after the defending NFC champions resolved a similar contract dispute with star receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who signed a four-year, $120 million deal that includes $76 million guaranteed.

Widely considered the NFL's top offensive lineman, Williams has an average annual salary that ranks sixth-best among tackles after Tampa Bay's Tristan Wirfs, Detroit's Penei Sewell and Minnesota's Christian Darrisaw all signed big-money deals this offseason. Houston's Laremy Tunsil and the Giants' Andrew Thomas also make more than Williams in terms of average annual