Lions, Jameson Williams agree to three-year extension
The Lions have extended the contract of another young star.
Via multiple reports, receiver Jameson Williams has received an extension. One report, from Jordan Schultz, calls it a three-year, $83 million deal. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com says it’s worth “up to $83 million.” Which indicates a lower base amount, with incentives and/or escalators that max out at $83 million.
As always, we’ll wait for the official numbers.
It’s unclear whether Williams is now under contract for four years or five. He was entering the fourth year of his first-round rookie deal. And while the Lions had yet to exercise his fifth-year option, we’ve got a feeling that the three years will be added to two remaining years, putting him under contract for five years.
Williams suffered a torn ACL in his final college game, the national championship to cap the 2021 season. He appeared in six games as a rookie and 12 in 2023. Last year, he had 15 appearances with 11 starts. He finished with 58 catches for 1,001 yards and eight total touchdowns.
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Williams also has served two different suspensions, one under the PED policy and one under the gambling policy.
The Texans haven’t admitted their mistake in trading Laremy Tunsil - but Week 1 made it clear
Going into the 2025 offseason, it was expected that the Houston Texans would make significant moves to revamp their roster after a disappointing sophomore season for C.J. Stroud. The quarterback exploded on the NFL scene during his rookie year in 2023, and the Texans looked primed to be a legitimate AFC threat as soon as possible.
That led to high expectations for his second season, only for the quarterback to seemingly regress despite playing in more games, with most of the decline attributed to brutal offensive injuries that depleted his receiving corps.
Part of the biggest issues remained with the offensive line, so big decisions were projected to be made. But it wasn't expected that five-time Pro Bowl tackle Laremy Tunsil would be traded to the Commanders, even if the offense clearly needed a reset.
The deal was mostly applauded, but it didn't take long for it to look like a major regret, as the Texans took on a very tough Rams team in Week 1 on Sunday.
Trading away Laremy Tunsil is already looking like a massive mistake, even if the Texans won't admit it
Protecting your franchise quarterback is always going to be an emphasis for any NFL team, and that is exactly what the Texans were hoping to do this offseason by upgrading their offensive line, which apparently included trading away a pillar of the group in Tunsil.
There might be an argument to make that it was time to move on, something even NFL insider Albert Breer shared shortly after the trade was made official. However, based on how they performed in this game and the trouble they had protecting Stroud, it's clear they're already missing Tunsil, and it has only been one game without him.
To be fair, the offensive line did suffer several injuries, so backups were put into positions they weren't necessarily prepared for. That will always have an impact on an offense's performance, and that showed throughout the game.
But, at the same time, they're lacking a leader like Tunsil who could have rallied them together, or, at the very least, provided some sort of stability that could have made a slight difference in their production.
The only silver lining out of the devastating loss is that it wasn't entirely unexpected for the Texans to struggle against the Rams, who are only a few years removed from winning the Super Bowl. They have a tough defense, and they were an immediate test to a new Houston offensive line; unfortunately, they weren't able to be consistent enough to avoid becoming a problem.
There is definitely room to consider that improvements need to be made before the situation even worsens. The problem is that top-quality offensive linemen don't often become available, and the remaining free agent list looks scarce. That means the Texans are really going to have to evaluate things moving forward, or risk further harm to their offense and their quarterback.
