San Francisco 49ers were supposed to be able to make it through the next week without suffering a loss because their bye falls on Sunday. However, they weren’t even safe during the bye week.
The NFL announced Tuesday that four-time Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams has received a four-game suspension without pay for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.
Two people with knowledge of the situation said that this punishment handed down stems from Williams missing a drug test. Both people, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak on behalf of the 49ers, said that Williams did not fail a drug test. But according to the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, a missed drug test is just as bad as a failed drug test. Earlier this year, Steelers
