Trent Williams says Ricky peol shooting motivated him to end contract hold out Williams felt the need to return and help out teammates after peol was shot in an attempted robbery Trent Williams ended his hold out and returned to the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday with a new contract and Ricky peol seems to be a big reason he returned to the team piol was shot in the chest over the weekend during an attempted robbery while the rookie wide receiver survived the incident and seems to be doing well it made an impact on Williams when meeting with the media after agreeing to his new deal the 11-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle explained that the peol incident made him want to return to be with his teammates in my mind I'm like man I just want to get back get around the team Williams said Ricky stood out to me because when I popped in for OTAs for about the 30 minutes I was here he did go out of his way to come and introduce himself to me he added for him to come up and kind of introduce himself and I just instantly felt this Vibe and could just feel he's such a genuine person so seeing that happen I'm like man I just want to get back and be there for the team Williams's full comments on peol are below