During the LA Rams' 12-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football, the Amazon broadcast confused a random player on the sidelines with 11x Pro Bowler Trent Williams.
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Ummmm Thursday night football, that black man is NOT Trent Williams.
I repeat, wrong black guy. @49ers pic.twitter.com/4NU8N8dVEp
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 13, 2024
That is to say, as Kirk Herbstreit was heard on the broadcast saying, "There's Trent Williams, who's a big part of the grit of that offensive line."
Except the one problem is... it wasn't Trent Williams.
For those curious, the one shown on TV happens to be 24-year-old Nesta Jade Silvera, who was selected in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft by the Las Vegas Raiders.
Kirk Herbstreit doesn't know who Trent Williams is pic.twitter.com/zyan2mb6jV
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) December 13, 2024
Many fans reacted to this by saying, "someone's getting fired."
HOW DID AMAZON CONFUSE TRENT WILLIAMS FOR THIS GUY 😭 pic.twitter.com/Ymj7GxmEez
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 13, 2024
Everyone looking at “Trent Williams” on the screen… pic.twitter.com/nUtNxwlkgy
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) December 13, 2024
The funny part about all of this, is that the camera guys in the first half couldn't identify one of the greatest left tackles of all-time, as they seemingly made the mistake again.
Second half begins. Let’s celebrate with some photos of some people who are not Trent Williams. pic.twitter.com/tMSIuL2jLk
— Chris Wilson (@cgawilson) December 13, 2024
In the second half, 'Prime video' finally captured the 'real Trent Williams," who appeared to be sitting in a suite.
As of now, Williams, 36, is currently inactive with an ankle injury, and with the 49ers (6-8) almost completely out of the playoff picture, there isn't really any reason for him to rush back.
In other more somber news, these past couple weeks prayers have been pouring in for the legendary offensive lineman, as he continues to deal with the recent tragic loss of his unborn twin babies.
Heartbreaking: #49ers Trent Williams mourns the loss of twins
Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr went to heaven on 11/24 while the other twin passed away earlier in the pregnancy
Post from Sondra Williams: “I prayed and hoped that your diagnosis of Trisomy 13 wasn’t true and… pic.twitter.com/RpTbTi6xca
— 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙎𝙁𝙉𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 (@TheSFNiners) December 2, 2024
Related: 49ers Star Trent Williams And His Wife Sondra Announce The Tragic Loss Of Their Son
