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49ers GM John Lynch: Trent Williams' New Contract Won't Be Rushed After Trade

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The San Francisco dealt a fifth-round pick in this year's draft and a third-rounder in 2021 for Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams on Saturday.

Williams will replace the retired Joe Staley at left tackle in 2020, but his current contract only runs through the upcoming season.

That leaves a question as to the 49ers' long-term plans at the position, but 49ers general manager John Lynch said Saturday that the team is not in a scramble to sign Williams to a long-term deal at this time, per ESPN's Nick Wagoner:

"I think the plan was to land him right now and then let the rest kind of work itself out.