Kurtenbach: Trent Williams never bluffs. So why are the 49ers messing around?

SANTA CLARA — A month ago, I wrote in this very space that the Trent Williams’ hold-out didn’t worry me for the Niners.

Allow me to revise that statement.

If I were the Niners, I would be worried sick that Williams would follow through on his promise not to play unless San Francisco made him the highest-paid offensive lineman in the league for the 2024 season (and, perhaps, beyond).

Because if Williams doesn’t play, the Niners can’t even sniff the Super Bowl, much less win one.