Despite having a strong desire to be traded away from the Washington Redskins, left tackle Trent Williams doesn’t necessarily want to completely forget about the time spent there in his career. Those nine years were highly valuable, and they helped make Williams one of the greatest Redskins of all time, seeing him go to seven consecutive Pro Bowls.
But now, things have changed, and Trent wants to be on a new team that will pay him top dollar and gives him a chance to succeed now. That’s not the Redskins.
According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, that doesn’t mean that Williams is willing to destroy his relationship with the team on his way out of Washington, though. He still wishes to be on good standing with Dan Snyder and the ownership, hoping to have his name added to the Ring of Honor one day.
In a long thread on Twitter, Russini confirmed a lot of the rumblings that had come up recently, regarding Trent and his camp. She reported that after being allowed to seek a trade, Williams brought a deal to the Redskins from another team, though they turned it down. In a matter of ‘he said, she said,’ Washington believes that they have been flexible in negotiating a deal, but Williams is under the impression that the Redskins have been inconsistent with their asking price.
While Washington won’t just give Williams away, the pressure is on Trent to find a suitable place to go, where a team is willing to both pay him and give the Redskins fair compensation. We’ve seen Ron Rivera and the rest of the team practice patience so far, and I don’t see it ending any time soon.
