On the eve of the Detroit Lions’ first game of the 2025 season, the team has reportedly agreed on a three-year extension with receiver Jameson Williams. As first reported by Jordan Schultz, Williams’ three-year deal is worth $83 million with $67 million guaranteed. If accurate, that’s an average of $27.7 million per year, which puts Williams 13th among current wide receiver deals in average per year. Teammate Amon-Ra St. Brown signed a four-year, $120 million ($30M/year) contract last offseason.
After two seasons battling through injury and a pair of short suspensions, Williams had a breakout season in 2024. In 15 games, Williams caught 58 passes for 1,001 yards, and seven touchdowns.
The hype for Williams has continued this offseason, as several coaches have noted his growth prior to the season.
“He’s had a good spring, and it’s another one, I don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves in OTAs, but there’s so much versatility with him,” coach Dan Campbell said in May. “There’s so many things that we can do just with his routes on the outside. I mean, we can do things inside, but just with his speed, and he’s gotten so much stronger. His ability to stop. Put his foot in the ground. Man, when you can run like he can run and now you’re beginning to (get) where you can stop on a dime, you talk about a hard cover.”
Williams was already under contract for 2025, and the Lions had already exercised his fifth-year option worth $15.5 million in 2026. At this point, it’s unclear if the extension is built off the fifth-year option, leaving him under contract through the 2029 season or if it’s including the fifth-year option, making him inked through 2028.
We’ll update this post with any more updates to Williams’ new contract.
In related news, the Lions and Aidan Hutchinson are not expected to reach an agreement before the start of the season, but talks are reportedly ongoing and amicable.
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