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Trent Williams and his agent are tired of waiting for the Redskins to trade him, and now they are going public with it. Vincent Taylor laid a lot out in his statement to ESPN.
This is a bit odd. The #Redskins have had active negotiations with teams about trading Trent Williams and the large contract demands have made it difficult to get a high enough draft pick. Those talks have continued recently. Now this ♂️ https://t.co/FNmwC6DvE4
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 24, 2020
- Williams has stayed silent and hasn’t spoken negatively about the team, nor has he pursued potential legal actions
- Players who speak out against the team(i.e. Quinton Dunbar) get traded
- Williams still loves Dan Snyder, his teammates, and the fans, but it’s time to move on
- It’s in the team’s and Williams best interest to trade or release him
- The Redskins were unable to negotiate a trade
- Williams side provided the Redskins with trading options, but the team didn’t act in good faith, and have given inconsistent demands on the return required for a trade
Reading between the lines of the statement from Trent Williams’ agent: They believe they have suitors ready with fair trade/contract compensation but the #Redskins didn’t bend enough to make it happen. Seeing Quinton Dunbar traded for a fifth-around pick must’ve irked Williams.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 24, 2020