Redskins left tackle Trent Williams is holding out of training camp due to several issues. One, he remains frustrated with Washington’s medical staff because he believes it was not attentive enough to a lump on his head that turned out to be a pre-cancerous growth (Williams ultimately was diagnosed by his own doctors after the 2018 season and had multiple surgeries to have the growth removed).
Second, he wants a new contract, though his current deal still has two years and $24MM remaining. Obviously, the medical issue appears to be spilled milk at this point, but Washington could assuage Williams’ lingering frustrations and get him back in camp if it were to address his contract in some way (extension, pay raise, etc.).
However, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network (video link) says that the situation between player and team has not changed at all, so there is no end in sight to Williams’ holdout. Until something happens on the contract front, RapSheet does not expect Williams to report. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports goes one step further, reiterating his previous report that the relationship between Williams and the Redskins is “totally fractured” and that Williams has indicated he has no intention of playing for Washington again (Twitter link).
Washington is not exactly favored to take home the NFC East crown this year, but not having Williams would be hugely detrimental to the club’s chances of contending. Williams hasn’t played a full season since 2013 and has missed 13 games over the last three years, but he is still an elite LT when on the field. If the Redskins turn to their QB-of-the-future, Dwayne Haskins, at some point this year, they would love to have Williams protecting his blindside.
We also heard earlier this week that a trade or release could be in the cards if the two sides cannot find some common ground.
If you are the team why would you ever release a hold out player? Either let him sit out for the next two years or trade him for something of value.
Maybe cap implications or just posturing while negotiating?
He signed the prior contract. If he didn’t want to play under those terms, then he shouldn’t of done that deal. So tired of these ‘cake and eat it too’ athletes in both football and baseball.
So tired of losers like you that pick the side of billionaire owners for some reason. News flash dumb*ss it goes both ways look at Scandrick Washington signed him to 2/10 last year and cut him preseason. If they didn’t want to pay him those terms they shouldn’t have offered it to him.
You are so low class – having to immediately resort to insults. And so angry for no reason. But props to you for stringing together a few coherent sentences despite your single digit IQ.
Look at you bud, rather than adding to the conversation you try to insult me. Doesn’t that make you low class and single digit IQ as well?
Not interested in adding anything to a conversation where the person calls me a loser and a dumba— for no reason. Just pointing out how stupid and senseless it is to resort to personal attaches without provocation.
You need to talk to a psychiatrist about your anger issues.
You sign the contract… then you need to be a man and honor it…. cut and dried. I have a hard time with this because he has basically been on I R the last two seasons. Got to say this team has an uncanny way of shooting itself in the foot…. constantly… Mr Snyder’s toy, but boy has he totally screwed up this proud franchise the last 20 years..
but its ok when a team cuts a player rather than honoring the contract? if the team can disregard the contract why cant the player?
“…shouldn’t ‘have’ done that deal.”
Players should be able to renegotiate their contracts with the front office especially if they have no say-so when they get traded unexpectedly by the front office.
Seriously? What are with the people who side with the fat owners in the luxury boxes rather than the talent you actually tune in to watch?
Patriots need a LT..
No we don’t were good with Wynn.
Oh there’s an end in sight. Holding out in today’s NFL gets costly quick.
The Bengals should have been all over this already. Cordy Glenn, Bobby Hart and Andre Smith. They have to get this done or it’ll be another -.500 season
Will throw away money on Albert Hanesworth, throw away money franchise tagging Kirk Cousins… wont spend money on the best player on the team.
Not much logic in drafting Haskins if your not going to have someone good protecting his blindside.