3 & Out - 49ers Lock In Trent Williams, Inside the GM Mindset Before the Draft & Teams NOT trading draft picks
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
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🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of 3 & Out, John Middlekauff reacts to Trent Williams signing a contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers and what it means for one of the NFL’s premier rosters moving forward. How long can the Niners keep this core together, and what does this deal say about their window to win?
With the NFL Draft around the corner, John takes a deep dive into the job of a general manager during this critical stretch—how they balance short-term needs with long-term vision, manage risk, and navigate the pressure of draft night decisions.
Plus, a look at one of the league’s ongoing mysteries: why don’t NFL teams trade future draft picks more often? John breaks down the logic, the risk, and why front offices tend to be more conservative than fans might expect.
From front office strategy to big contracts and draft philosophy, it’s all covered on this episode of 3 & Out.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.2 | The volume. |
| 0:19.5 | What is going on, my people, John Middilcoff, Three Now Podcast. How are we doing? Hopefully |
| 0:25.6 | everyone's doing well out there in the real world. And as we prepare for the draft, which |
| 0:32.2 | your boy is rooting for chaos. I'm rooting for trades. I'm rooting for crazy picks. I root for stories. |
| 0:40.7 | When you're in this business, you root for nuts. So let's get nuts. That's what I'm, |
| 0:47.6 | I'm hoping for come Thursday. Because by the time you get to Friday, you get some players drafted |
| 0:53.1 | from random schools that have been on four different transfer portals and different places. |
| 0:57.7 | I don't even, I don't even remember watching this guy play. |
| 1:00.7 | So Thursday night hopefully is insane. |
| 1:03.1 | I think me and Colin will do something in the middle of the first round and then I'll record a reaction at the end of the draft for sure. |
| 1:10.2 | So we'll have a podcast Thursday and, and then probably definitely a big one |
| 1:14.7 | kind of recap Sunday of all the madness going on. |
| 1:19.0 | But we got a lot of stories from Trent Williams to AJ Brown, some nuggets on the, |
| 1:23.0 | on the Dexter Lawrence trade, Chris Ballard had some comments, Fugazi Friday. I might mix in a little bit |
| 1:31.1 | today because it's going to be so draft heavy on Friday. I don't know if we're going to have |
| 1:35.3 | time to kind of screw around because, well, you never know. It's not like I'm breaking down |
| 1:39.7 | every third round pick. But I just want to give myself a little wiggle room. So I got a Fugazi |
| 1:46.7 | today. And we'll have podcasts leading up to the draft and then like I said, reacting. But you |
| 1:51.8 | guys know the Joe. If you listen on Collins' feed, make sure you subscribe to the three |
| 1:55.0 | and out feed anywhere, Apple, Spotify, wherever you may listen, as well as Netflix. |
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