49ers News: Gonna be a long night next Thursday

SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: President of Football Operations and General Manager John Lynch, Trent Williams #71 and Head Coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers in the locker room after the game against the Carolina Panthers at Levi's Stadium on November 24, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. The 49ers defeated the Panthers 20-9. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images) | Getty Images 49ers send new contract proposal to Trent Williams, pushing to resolve dispute before NFL Draft “As we hear it, the 49ers made another push to try to get closure in this situation and sent over a revised contract to Williams within the last few days,” La Canfora wrote.

“League sources indicated there is a chance this gets resolved early this week, depending on how comfortable the player is with the latest proposal. And, should the sides not make headway over the coming days, there is potential for this to get sideways. ” He added, “The 49ers are willing to pay Williams basically $36M guaranteed over the next two years, with about $24M to be paid to him in 2026.

” While such a deal would still make him a top-10 paid offensive lineman, Williams may be seeking to climb even higher in the salary rankings. “The closer we get to the start of the regular season, the more the 49ers could reasonably conclude that opposing teams will have less appetite to take on a massive salary and thus perhaps the threat of cutting him could result in Williams opting to take what’s on the table,” La Canfora noted. ” 49ers draft plans: Field Yates outlines offensive tackle options in Rounds 1-4 “If the 49ers decide to address offensive tackle earlier, Yates believes Florida’s Austin Barber could be a strong second-round fit.

San Francisco has already held a virtual meeting with Barber as part of its pre-draft evaluation process. “Just a physical, nasty run blocker,” Yates commented. “A really good athlete as well.