This season has been quite the opposite for the San Francisco 49ers compared to the last one. The number of tragedies this team has survived is astonishing and heartbreaking, but not as heartbreaking as the moments that Trent Williams and his wife, Sondra, have to endure right now. The Niners tackle recently lost his newborn son.

Sondra was grieving when she announced on Instagram that she gave birth to a stillborn boy, Trent O’Brien Williams Jr. on Nov. 24. To add more to their catastrophe, the couple had just lost a twin earlier due to Trisomy 13. That’s the “saddest goodbye” any parent could ever endure, not getting to know their newborn. Amid this, the Niners have gathered to be with Trent Williams in his time of sorrow.

Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers extended their condolences to Trent Williams

Understandably, Williams missed the game against the Bills because he was dealing with this harrowing loss. Also, he has been nursing an ankle injury. Well, the 49ers’ locker room is suffering with many players facing personal dilemmas and season-ending injuries among other things. Kyle Shanahan knows the importance of sticking together in these dark times.

The Niners head coach penned down an emotional message, empathizing with Trent Williams and his wife’s loss. “When you’ve got to deal with tragedies like this, it’s hard as a coach, it’s hard as a friend, it’s hard as a family member, it’s hard for everybody. But we spend a lot of time with each other and that’s what’s cool about a football team. Whatever you go through, the good or the bad, we go through it together,” Shanahan’s message on X read.

In October, San Francisco 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall suffered a bullet wound. Later, the CB Charvarius Ward announced the death of his daughter, Amani Joy, who was dealing with Down Syndrome and had undergone heart surgery. And now Trent Williams had a heartbreak. On that note, we need to take a look at the heartbreaking news that Trent Williams’ wife shared on Instagram.

Williams and his wife’s traumatizing loss

On December 2, Williams’ wife, Sondra, shared the news about the heartbreak. For Sondra, the loss has “been extremely hard.” She’s still “trying to process the saddest Hello and Goodbye that I’ve ever had to endure.” On Sunday, November 24, Sondra had to see what no mother should witness when she “welcomed” the lifeless body of Trent O’Brien Williams Jr. Of course, no one can ever be prepared for such a loss and Trent Williams and his wife are no different.

“My heart is heavy. Being home without you in my arms has been quite an adjustment. Knowing I will never be able to watch you grow older alongside your sisters has my eyes filled with tears,” Sondra’s post on Instagram said. This happened around Thanksgiving, which is even more tragic. However, she was thankful to share a bond with her late son for 35 weeks.

“Although I will never hear your soft coos and cries or see those beautiful little eyes staring up at me, I am grateful to God for the time I shared with you,” Sondra’s post said further.