Trent Williams’ wife Sondra Williams announced Sunday night that their son Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr. was stillborn at 35 weeks.
Sondra made the announcement on Instagram. He wrote that the stillbirth took place on November 24.
“It’s been the hardest hello and goodbye process I’ve had to endure,” Sandra wrote. “Last Sunday night 11/24/24; at 11:38pm I welcomed your lifeless 4lb 8oz 18.5 long little body.
“At only 35 weeks, your efficient and quick arrival didn’t even give mommy time to get an epidural. I’m so grateful to have your aunt Katina (who also cut your cord) and nurse Hannah by my side.”
Williams, an All-Pro tackle for the San Francisco 49ers, has not publicly addressed the tragedy. The 49ers shared a statement (in a since-deleted post on X) from head coach Kyle Shanahan Monday night offering condolences.
“When you have to deal with a tragedy like this, it’s tough as a coach, it’s tough as a friend, it’s tough as a family member,” Shanahan’s statement said. “It’s hard for everybody.
“But we spend a lot of time with each other and that’s what’s great about a football team. Whatever you go through, good or bad, we get through it together.”
The death of a child was the second for a 49ers player and his family this season. In October, cornerback Charvarius Ward announced that he and his girlfriend, Monique Cook, had lost their 1-year-old daughter, Amani Joy. Amani Joy was previously suffering from heart problems.
In her announcement, Sondra revealed that Trenton was one of two twins and that she had lost the other twin during the pregnancy. She wrote that Trenton had been diagnosed with trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), a rare genetic disorder that affects the development of the face, brain and heart.
“As much as I tried to prepare myself for our meeting, I was not ready and I never will be,” Sandra wrote. “After losing your twins early in pregnancy, I prayed and hoped that your trisomy 13 diagnosis was not true and that my long-awaited beautiful son-shine would not have the same fate. ☀️ My firstborn and only son, I always wanted you, but God wanted and needed you more.”
Williams, 36, is a three-time All-Pro and 11-time Pro Bowler in his fifth season with the 49ers. He is dealing with an ankle injury and has been inactive for San Francisco’s last two games. It is unclear when he will return.
