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49ers' Trent Williams Eyed 'Security' with New Contract; Didn't Try to 'Dodge' Camp

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San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams' holdout is officially over after he agreed to a restructured three-year, $82.66 million deal ($48 million at signing, $25.690 million signing bonus), per his agency, Elite Loyalty Sports.

In a chat with reporters Tuesday, Williams provided insight on the prolonged contract talks, telling the media that he was looking for "security" and wasn't "trying to dodge" training camp.

"It's a volatile league," Williams said, per Kevin Patra of NFL.com. "A guy my stature and my age, I thought security was important, and that was all.