Trent Williams ends season-long holdout, rejoins Redskins

[Chico23231]

JP Finlay on Sheehan on podcast...from sources...Trent contract demands are and I quote "staggering". North of 20 million per year and wants to be highest paid by a lot.

Finlay saying Skins will not be doing that. JP Says trade more likely than not coming

[SunnySide]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

JP Finlay on Sheehan on podcast...from sources...Trent contract demands are and I quote "staggering". North of 20 million per year and wants to be highest paid by a lot.

Finlay saying Skins will not be doing that. JP Says trade more likely than not coming

If I were the Skins Id offer him 2M a year. When his agent gets all red faced and huffy ... Id tell him me asking for 2M is just as ridiculous as you asking for 20M. This isnt going to be a "meet in the middle" game where you start unreasonably high at 20, I start at 12 and we "meet" at 16.

Problem - any trade value will be greatly diminished bc the new team will have to sign TW to a LTD and that doesnt sound appetizing. Why would you trade a 2R for the honor of having to make a 31-32 year old the highest paid LT?

Solution - give him permission to seek a trade, have his agent get the best deals he can. If the skins dont at least get a 3rd ... let him sit a year and collect the hopeful 3R comp pick.

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

JP Finlay on Sheehan on podcast...from sources...Trent contract demands are and I quote "staggering". North of 20 million per year and wants to be highest paid by a lot.

Finlay saying Skins will not be doing that. JP Says trade more likely than not coming

I wonder if it's just an asking price as the agent and Williams probably already knew any team would not meet that offer but would be willing to something close to 20 such as 18m per year or something? As of right now, Lane Johnson - a RT for Eagles is highest paid tackle in NFL with average of 18m per year (according to sportrac.com). So I'm guessing that's where Williams and his agent got the numbers from.

Williams obviously knows his football career will end soon so he wants to cash in as much as he can get.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by GridIron26

I wonder if it's just an asking price as the agent and Williams probably already knew any team would not meet that offer but would be willing to something close to 20 such as 18m per year or something? As of right now, Lane Johnson - a RT for Eagles is highest paid tackle in NFL with average of 18m per year (according to sportrac.com). So I'm guessing that's where Williams and his agent got the numbers from.

Williams obviously knows his football career will end soon so he wants to cash in as much as he can get.

Also Trent team trying to make up for the 12 million he missed out on. You know negotiating is about coming out and firing high...but this seems a bit much.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Also Trent team trying to make up for the 12 million he missed out on. You know negotiating is about coming out and firing high...but this seems a bit much.

Trent Williams doesn't have a snowball's chance of getting anything he wants from the Skins, least of all to make up the $12M he lost.

I think the idea of letting Trent and his agent try to find a deal might work but what do I know?

[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Trent Williams doesn't have a snowball's chance of getting anything he wants from the Skins, least of all to make up the $12M he lost.

I think the idea of letting Trent and his agent try to find a deal is a good one.

I agree, give him until the draft to make his own trade that the Redskins agree to. If he cannot he will not be traded and expected to honor the current contract or lose millions more.