Latest On Potential Trent Williams’ Trade

Les Carpenter of the Washington Post reports that the Redskins are looking for a second-round pick in a trade for LT Trent Williams, but they’re willing to consider a package of picks that give them equivalent value.

According to Carpenter, four teams have shown the most interest in a Williams’ trade up to this point including the Browns, Vikings, Eagles, and Jets.

However, a source tells Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk that there’s “zero truth” to the Eagles being among the interested teams in Williams.

ESPN’s Josina Anderson says “everything is still open at this point” regarding a potential trade between the Browns and Redskins for Williams.

The need to get Williams a physical in the current environment adds another logistical hurdle that Rapoport says Washington is trying to work through in order to get value out of Williams in this draft. 

Former Redskins GM Scot McCloughan recently made the case during radio interview for a team acquiring Williams even over drafting one of the top offensive tackle prospects.

“He’d be the first tackle taken this year in the draft, hands down, . . . even at his age,” McCloughan said, via the Washington Post. “You know what you got. You bring him in, you’re going to get three to four years out of him, and it’s going to be Pro Bowl years. He’s legit one of the top five tackles in the NFL, hands down, right now. … He’s a great guy and a great teammate. Players love being around him.”

Williams, 31, is a former first-round pick of the Redskins back in 2010. He currently in the final year of his five-year, $66 million contract that includes $43.25 million guaranteed and stands to make a base salary of $12.5 million for the 2020 season. 

According to OverTheCap.com, trading or releasing Williams will free up $12.5 million of available cap space while creating $2 million in dead money.  

In 2018, Williams started 13 games for the Redskins.  Pro Football Focus rated Williams as the No. 21 tackle out of 80 qualifying players.  

We’ll have more regarding Williams as the news is available.