Former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Tyrell Williams has reached an agreement with a one-year deal worth up to $ 6.2 million with the Detroit Lions, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The Lions may have a wide body of receivers renovated in 2021 as Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr. and Danny Amendola become free agents later this month. Golladay could be a candidate for the team’s franchise label.
On Tuesday, Lions general manager Brad Holmes said he did not think it would take long to rebuild the team’s reception room. The Lions could also end up without returner / receiver Jamal Agnew and has only Quintez Cephus and Geronimo Allison, who gave up the 2020 season, as receivers with significant NFL experience.
Williams, who missed the entire 2020 season due to a broken shoulder in his shoulder that required surgery, was released by the Raiders last month.
He signed a four-year, $ 44.4 million contract that includes $ 22 million guaranteed with the Raiders as a free agent in 2019. All the guaranteed money was paid into his contract, and the Raiders saved $ 11.6 million. dollars against the ceiling releasing it.
Williams, who turned 29 in February, had 42 catches for 651 yards and six touchdowns for the Raiders in 2019. But the plantar fasciitis on both legs slowed him down and he missed two games.
He spent the first four seasons of his career with the Chargers and had 155 receptions for 2,530 meters and 17 touchdowns in 55 games. His best season came in 2016, when he had 69 receptions for 1,059 meters and seven touchdowns.
The move to Detroit reunites Williams with Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn, who was the Chargers’ head coach when Williams was on the roster in 2017 and ’18.
ESPN’s Michael Rothstein contributed to the report.