Niners Take Care of Williams to Start Free-Agent Season
While many teams across the NFL were making bold moves in free agency Tuesday, the 49ers were relatively quiet.Before venturing out into the free-agent pool, the 49ers chose to take care of some in-home business.But, it was important business, even if it wasn't as exciting as the Raiders' landing offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele or defensive end Mario Williams going to the Dolphins.Nose tackle Ian Williams, who was coming off a solid season on a less-than-solid defense, agreed to a new five-year deal with the 49ers, according to ESPN.com NFL reporter Adam Schefter. Williams will be a huge factor for the 49ers defense in 2016. He's still just 26, yet has been with San Francisco five seasons, since signing as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame in 2011. He's battled numerous injuries in his short career, but finally was able to play 16 games in 2015 and showed he can be a force in the center of the defensive line, coming up with a career-high 65 tackles. He also had a sack, a fumble recovery, forced fumble and blocked a kick.Plus, as Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com noted, "Williams is well-respected in the locker room, being voted one of nine team captains last year despite having...
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