BYU’s Jamaal Williams is heading to the Lions on a two-year contract
Jamaal Williams’ time with the Green Bay Packers is over.
His time in Motor City is about to begin, according to several reports.
Williams agreed to a two-year deal with the Detroit Lions worth up to $ 7.5 million a year, as first reported by NFL network Tom Niss. Williams himself he seemed to confirm it late Tuesday night on Twitter.
A fourth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, Williams thanked the Packers earlier this week for his four years in Green Bay, the first sign he led elsewhere.
Former #Packages RB Jamaal Williams signs a two-year contract worth up to .5 million with #Lei, on the source.
– Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 17, 2021
“Thank you Green Bay for accepting me and letting me grow into the Man I am today and still flourishing to be,” Williams wrote on Instagram. “I have nothing but RESPECT and LOVE for all those who work in the Packers facilities of Players, Coaches, all employees working in Lambeau and fans! I will miss everything, I cherish all my memories and I keep looking for greatness. I look forward to what comes next and am excited to pray for what I want, but nothing but loving GB was real. “
Williams totaled 1,985 yards and 10 touchdowns on 500 carries in his four years with the Packers, where he was extensively paired with 2017 draft colleague Aaron Jones. The 6-foot, 213-pound native of Rialto, Calif., Who rose to become BYU’s fast-paced leader, also had 961 yards and eight touchdowns in the air, proving to be a threat. dynamics in the off-field receiving game.
The Packers reportedly agreed to a four-year, $ 48 million deal with Aaron Jones on Sunday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and when he was associated with signing AJ Dillon from the second round a year ago, it left a strong indication that Williams was headed elsewhere.