Any time you spend almost five months trying to reach the NFL’s summit, the Super Bowl, and still fall short, emotions will understandably run high. After all that hard work and effort, it almost feels like it all might have been wasted.
But nothing excuses how the San Francisco 49ers and Trent Williams reacted at the end of a 31-7 NFC title game blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. With the 49ers’ chances of winning partly influenced by an unfortunate quarterback-injury situation (one that almost saw Christian McCaffrey take snaps), frustrations started to boil over.
Late in the fourth quarter, it was perennial First-Team All-Pro Trent Williams who took the 49ers to their emotional peak, starting a fight well after the play:
Trent Williams has had enough annnnd here come the punches pic.twitter.com/J6JclcKBM0
— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) January 29, 2023
For an established veteran like Williams to come so close to a Super Bowl and still fall short is undeniably tough to swallow. But acting like a sore loser down multiple scores is uncalled for.
Even with the 49ers’ injuries, the Eagles undoubtedly earned their berth in Super Bowl 57. Williams and Co. could’ve just taken their lumps like every conference runner-up rather than escalating their defeat to an unnecessary place.
NFL fans ripped Trent Williams and the 49ers for being sore losers after starting an unnecessary fight
Trent Williams is a sore loser…
Not a good look for the Niners right now in Philly. pic.twitter.com/ShLD6OloEI
— Brian Y (@byysports) January 29, 2023
Disgraceful antics from Trent Williams and the Niners there, such sore losers. Can just imagine the tweets from @WillGav if that was Seattle
— Nick Wright (@paxtonlad) January 29, 2023
Trent Williams can’t keep himself out of trouble. Dude gotta be one of the biggest sore losers out there
— kr ☁️ (@kwae_fly) January 29, 2023
Trent Williams wins sore loser of the year
— Eagles Central (14-3) (@EaglesCentral__) January 29, 2023
Trent Williams is a SORE LOSER 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Eran M (@Eran_M8) January 29, 2023
trent williams has always been a sore loser
— boales (@boalesof) January 29, 2023
Lmao Trent Williams being a sore loser
— Akbar Alcozai 🇦🇫🇦🇷 (@itsakbaar) January 29, 2023
Big sore loser energy out of the 49ers right now lol
— Mary Clarke (@marycclarke) January 29, 2023
What a bunch of sore losers. Just send the 49ers home. https://t.co/D9h4fn9L0j
— Alexandria Mansfield (@alexandriammans) January 29, 2023
lol pathetic
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) January 29, 2023
The 49ers losing wasn’t pathetic. The sore loser attitude is. Cry now
— Will Cardona (@__willdabeast) January 29, 2023
All that smack talking from 49ers fans just to get absolutely rocked and act like sore losers 😂
— Jimmy King (@Jimmyking35) January 29, 2023
