Former Oklahoma tackle Trent Williams was traded from the Redskins to the 49ers in exchanged for a 2020 fifth round pick and a 2021 third round pick on Saturday.
Williams has played for the Redskins all nine years of his professional career, making the Pro Bowl in all but his freshman and sophomore season with the team.
Despite reports that Williams denied a trade request to the Vikings, Vincent Taylor, Williams’s agent, argued that in a statement Saturday morning.
“No, that’s not true,” Williams told ESPN’s John Keim and Courtney Cronin.
“There has been false reporting that Trent and I objected to particular trades,” Williams’s agent Vincent Taylor said in a statement Saturday morning. “I will continue to respect the Redskins right to negotiate a trade and hope that the negotiations quickly lead to a trade that is in the Redskins best interest, Trent’s best interest and the interest of the other team.” ESPN first reported the story.
Now 31-years-old, Williams is joining a 49ers team that made a Super Bowl appearance last season under Jimmy Garoppolo’s quarterback play.
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