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Washington Redskins: The Mismanagement of Trent Williams

By Damien Bartonek

LANDOVER, MD - JANUARY 10: Tackle Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins covers his face with a towel against the Green Bay Packers in the fourth quarter during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at FedExField on January 10, 2016 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - JANUARY 10: Tackle Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins covers his face with a towel against the Green Bay Packers in the fourth quarter during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at FedExField on January 10, 2016 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 30: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the grass before the start of the Redskins and Baltimore Ravens preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 30: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the grass before the start of the Redskins and Baltimore Ravens preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Perennial Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams has had a feud with Washington Redskins management since the beginning of the 2019-2020 new league year.

No longer being a rumor, Trent Williams has reported to the Washington Redskins, not to play, but to give Washington an ultimatum. He wants out. Once again, the Redskins messed something up.

The No. 4 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft has proven to be one of the best first-round draft picks in not only the Dan Snyder era, but in Redskins history. The now 31-year-old cornerstone lineman signed a $68 million extension back in 2015, after proving to be one of, if not the best left tackle in all of pro football.

All seemed well at Redskins Park for Williams; as the money flowed, his play consistently elevated to All-Pro status, and regardless of whether Washington was winning or not, he’s always been viewed as the best player on every Redskins team since his arrival. Williams became the leader of the team, you could even say the entire organization, being voted a team captain since just his sophomore year for the Burgundy and Gold.

We fast-forward to 2019, and the relationship between Trent Williams and Washington’s front office couldn’t be any worse. Redskins reporter JP Finlay has stated per his sources: “While Trent Williams has reported to the Redskins, he has no intention of playing this season”.

You may ask yourself “Who is to blame”? There’s no other way to put it: the Redskins, as an entire organization, have failed, not only the fans, but their best player of this decade. The only surefire elite player of this decade that they’ve had, the best player they’ve had since Sean Taylor, no longer wants to be here. And it’s all the Redskins fault.

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