Williams arrives in midseason form in 49ers’ win vs. Jets

SANTA CLARA — One week after All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams ended his lengthy holdout, he was back on the field for the 49ers' regular-season opener. And he was as good as ever in the 49ers' 32-19 victory over the New York Jets on Monday night at Levi's Stadium. Williams was perfect as a pass-blocker on the 33 snaps in which he was entrusted to protect quarterback Brock Purdy's blind side. Williams joined the team last Tuesday, ending a holdout with the agreement on a contract that is set to pay him $82.66 million, including $48 million fully guaranteed, over the next three seasons. Coach Kyle Shanahan is rarely surprised by anything Williams does, but Monday's game might have pushed those boundaries a little after the three-time All-Pro sat out all of training camp. "It's really tough to do that," Shanahan said when asked if he expected Williams to be that sharp. "It helped watching him for four practices. "You never know how someone is going to come back when you haven't seen him in that long. But just watching him at that Monday practice and how he was by the Wednesday practice, just gave us a good sign that he was going to be all right in the game." He was more than just...