49ers decline option bonus for LT Trent Williams

The San Francisco 49ers are not exercising a $10 million option bonus for left tackle Trent Williams, ESPN reported over the weekend.

BY FIELD LEVEL MEDIA

Mar 22, 2026, 6:00 PM

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The San Francisco 49ers are not exercising a $10 million option bonus for left tackle Trent Williams, ESPN reported over the weekend.

Passing on the bonus leaves no guaranteed money for Williams entering the final year of his current contract. It also pushes the 12-time Pro Bowler’s salary cap number to nearly $47 million for 2026.

The 49ers are still hoping to rework the 37-year-old veteran’s contract ahead of next month’s draft, per the report.

Before Friday’s decision, Williams’ cap number was $38.84 million, including a base salary of $22.21 million.

With today’s 4 pm ET deadline looming, the 49ers are opting not to exercise the $10 million option bonus in Trent Williams’ contract, per sources. Williams’ salary cap number now will grow to close to $47 million, but the team is not overly concerned about it and it still is… pic.twitter.com/uvCahjbNYW

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 20, 2026

More on 49ers LT Trent Williams

“Here’s what I know,” general manager John Lynch said at last month’s scouting combine. “Trent Williams loves being a Niner. We love having Trent as a Niner, and it’s up to us to figure that out and to thread that needle.

“There are some unique circumstances in that we all know what Trent is as a player, how great of a player he’s been. He’s going to be 38 years old and so there’s some things that go into that. But I think we’re all on the same page and feel very positive about where that’s going.”

Drafted No. 4 overall by Washington in 2010, Trent Williams is a three-time first-team All-Pro who has played in 204 games (203 starts) with Washington (2010-18) and San Francisco. He started 16 games last season, his most since the 2013 campaign.

–Field Level Media