The Redskins’ revamped regime is fully intent on keeping Trent Williams, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter) hears. The old guard was intent on moving on from a messy situation with their star left tackle, but Ron Rivera & Co. see him as a huge part of their plan going forward. 
This jibes with recent word on Williams – the club is optimistic about their chances of mending fences with the multiple-time Pro Bowler. Hurdles remain, but the Redskins plan to do a deep dive on Williams’ game tape and situation starting next week, Rapoport hears, and formulate a plan to keep the veteran happy and healthy.
Williams missed all of 2019 in a drama-filled year between him and the franchise. Last offseason, Williams underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his head. Williams says that he first noticed the growth way back in 2013, but team doctors told him that the issue was not serious and advised him to continue without surgery.
Since then, Williams has been diagnosed with Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP), a soft tissue sarcoma. In October, he made an effort to end his holdout and return to the field, but he was in immense pain when he tried to put on his helmet.
In November, the Redskins parked Williams on the NFI list and chose not to pay the rest of his $5.1MM salary. Williams has voiced frustration with the Redskins on a number of levels, but there’s at least a chance that he’ll resume playing for the Redskins and their new leadership.
Good luck mending fences with a player after ripping him off for a few million bucks.
I don’t have a horse in this race, but I disagree. He signed up to play. He didn’t want to play. Why should they pay? And the cancer thing, there’s more to that story and laziness on his part shouldn’t constitute fault on the team.