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49ers All-Pro offensive tackle Trent Williams savors his 1st Super Bowl trip in his 14th season
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Trent Williams’ accomplishments are already worthy of a Hall of Fame career with 11 Pro Bowl bids, three first-team All-Pro selections and near universal recognition as the best left tackle of his generation.
All that was missing for the San Francisco 49ers star was something he never envisioned would be possible as he spent the first decade of his career mired in the dysfunction and ineptitude in Washington — the opportunity to play in the Super Bowl.
“This is the pinnacle,” Williams said about playing the Kansas City Chiefs for a championship on Sunday.
“You work to get here. It’s incredibly disheartening when you don’t feel like you have a chance to be here. For the first 10 years of my career, this seemed like it would be out of reach. The way these last four years went for me, I’m super grateful.”
Williams career has been revitalized since he arrived in San Francisco in 2020, after sitting out the previous season in Washington. He was at odds with the organization when he refused to play because he said he distrusted the medical staff and front office because of a botche
d cancer diagnosis.
