Trent Williams gave a blunt answer when asked about his reaction to Myles Garrett getting traded to the Los Angeles Rams.
“The same as everybody,” Williams said, pausing multiple times, and followed up with a chuckle. “Everybody that’s not in Rams country. It sucks.”
The awkward chuckles by Williams were continued after he was asked about what his offensive line coach Chris Foerster said.
Foerster told reporters that after he watched the film on Garrett and started to break it down, he believed the challenge was all about taking it one step at a time. Williams again had a chuckle and said, “Yeah. Yeah, I agree with my coach.”
Williams’ answer was direct and straight to the point. The feeling of having to line up across Myles Garrett is one no player wants to feel.
At 30 years old, Garrett is a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year winner and has been selected as a five-time All-Pro.
Last season, Williams lined up against Garrett for the second time in his career when the 49ers played Cleveland during a road game on Nov. 30.
The 49ers ended up winning the game 26-8, but that didn’t stop Garrett from playing well, as he had 1 sack and 5 total tackles.
“At the end of the day, you still gotta go out there and play,” Williams said. “Scary part is, he’s still a young player. He’s still going to get better. It’s scary after seeing what he did last year.”
Last season, Garrett won his second Defensive Player of the Year award after breaking the NFL sack record with 23 sacks.
“I’m never expecting to run into the same player, I know we see them Week 1 in Australia,” Williams said. “He’s probably going to be a little bit better than he was last time I’ve seen him.”
