Tyrell Williams 2021 Outlook
The Lions' ongoing rebuild now includes a former 1,000-yard receiver in the form of former Charger and Las Vegas Raider Williams. The one-year deal, which reunites Williams with former coach Anthony Lynn, is worth a $4.7 million base salary and has a max value of $6.2 million. His signing came at a crucial time for the Lions as the team moved on from free-agent wideouts Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr., Danny Amendola, Jamal Agnew and Mohamed Sanu. ... A torn labrum robbed the 29-year-old Williams the chance to play in 2020, but he started 12 of his 14 appearances during the 2019 season and was a solid weapon for Derek Carr. Williams is an outside-the-numbers vertical threat. He's a big target with good strength at the catch point. Lynn used Williams' impressive long speed quite well in the Chargers' offense, where, as the No. 3 receiver, his routes were generally limited to deeper throws down the field. He caught 153 passes in three years (2016-2018) in that role and averaged over 16 yards per catch. If Williams is healthy, he will get every opportunity to be a similar guy in Detroit as he was in Los Angeles -- a 40-catch, 650-yard receiver and field-stretching threat on the outside.
