49ers’ Trent Williams won’t add expiration date to NFL career during 15th season | News, scores, highlights, stats and rumors

San Francisco 49ers star offensive tackle Trent Williams isn’t considering retirement just yet.

“I don’t think I’m going to put an expiration date on it,” Williams said during an appearance on Tuesday The Rich Eisen Show. “I think I’m just going to enjoy this process, the ability to wake up and have a dream, the ability to go out and play this child’s game for the king’s ransom. I don’t want to think about the end. I just want to enjoy every minute.”

At 35 years old, Williams is certainly at the end of his career, although he is still one of the best offensive tackles in football. Last season, he earned his 11th Pro Bowl bid and his third consecutive first-team All-Pro selection despite missing two games.

And the desire to be great continues to motivate him.

“I’m from Texas, born and raised – Longview, Texas,” he told Eisen. “I’m ready to play football. I’ve been playing football since second grade. It’s pretty much all I know. And I’m just chasing that perfection. I just want to be the perfect player. I just want to be the perfect player.” the best offensive lineman to ever play the game. That fire still burns inside.

He also wanted to be compensated as such this season, as he was one of two high-profile holdouts during training camp, alongside Brandon Aiyuk. The Niners and Williams ultimately agreed to a restructured three-year, $82.6 million deal that included a $25.6 million signing bonus and $48 million in total guarantees.

San Francisco has gotten off to a slow start, going 2-2 while being plagued by injuries to several key players, including superstar running back Christian McCaffrey. However, that certainly hasn’t dampened the joy of Williams, who noted that he could potentially play another five years in the league (although he acknowledged that after another two years he could decide he’s done).

“Right now I don’t even see the reason to watch the ending,” he told Eisen. “It’s been fifteen years and I know I don’t have ten left, but I’m certainly not going to put a limit on it.”