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Trent Williams’ agent demands Redskins trade or release his client

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 ‍u2642ufe0f 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
  • 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.