BYU’s Jamaal Williams is heading to Lions for a two-year deal
Jamaal Williams ’time with the Green Bay Packers is over.
According to various reports, his time in Motor City is about to begin.
Williams struck a two-year deal with the Detroit Lions worth up to $ 7.5 million a year, according to NFL network Tom Pelissero for the first time. Williams himself it seemed to confirm it Tuesday night on Twitter.
A selection from the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, Williams thanked the Packers earlier this week for the four years he has spent in Green Bay, the first sign he was heading to elsewhere.
Old #Packers RB Jamaal Williams signs a two – year contract worth up to 0.5 million with the #Lions, by source.
– Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 17, 2021
“Thank you Green Bay for accepting me and letting me become the man I am today and who I continue to thrive to be,” Williams wrote on Instagram. “I have nothing but RESPECT and LOVE for everyone who works at the Packers facilities, from Players, Coaches, all the employees who work at Lambeau and the fans !! I will miss everything, I will save all my memories and I will keep fighting for greatness. I am longing for what lies ahead and I am excited to grind what I want, but nothing but loving GB has been real. “
Williams totaled 1,985 yards and 10 touchdowns in 500 runs in his four years with the Packers, where he teamed up extensively alongside teammate Aaron Jones, the 2017 draft pick. becoming BYU’s all-time rush leader, he also had 961 yards and eight touchdowns through the air, proving to be a dynamic threat in the receiving game off the field background.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Packers reached a four-year, $ 48 million deal with Aaron Jones on Sunday, and when they paired up with second-round pick AJ Dillon a year ago, they left a strong indication that Williams to another place.