According to a recent report from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Washington Redskins may see an increasingly difficult time when it comes to landing fair compensation for left tackle Trent Williams in a potential trade scenario.
Garafolo said that in the days since the Redskins give Williams permission to seek a trade, he has not gotten the sense that any team is willing to part with a second-round draft pick in return.
“My understanding is that at that asking price, it’s not going to get done,” Garafolo said. “Until the Redskins are willing to take a little bit less, you can’t get to the second step, which is going to be the contract stuff.”
Not only does a willing trade partner need to give the Redskins fair compensation for Williams, but they will then need to work out a contract extension with the seven-time Pro-Bowler. Williams is reportedly looking for a deal that pays him somewhere near $20 million per season, which is a number that the Redskins were unwilling to give up.
What happens from here is anyone’s guess, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that this situation is nowhere near close to over.
