Mike Williams to be on trade block after Jets' Davante Adams addition

Mike Williams to be on trade block after Jets’ Davante Adams addition

Mike Williams could also be on his manner out of Jets land. 

The veteran broad receiver is anticipated to be shopped round over the approaching weeks after the addition of Davante Adams on Tuesday, in keeping with NBC Sports activities’ Mike Florio. 

Williams is out of the blue the odd man out in a crowded Jets broad receivers room. 

Mike Williams celebrates a primary down reception in the course of the Jets’ loss to the Broncos earlier this season. Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Pictures

Garrett Wilson and Adams are anticipated to kind a superb 1-2 punch on the place whereas Allen Lazard, one other long-time favourite of Aaron Rodgers, probably will slot in because the No. 3 pass-catcher. 

Williams, who’s coming off a torn ACL, could have fallen out of favor with Rodgers after he allegedly ran the fallacious route on the quarterback’s game-ending interception throughout Monday’s 23-20 loss to the Payments. 

With simply over two minutes remaining, Williams slipped as an extended move from Rodgers got here his manner, permitting Taron Johnson to leap in entrance of him for the interception. 

After the sport, Rodgers threw the blame on Williams’ shoulders for the disastrous play. 


The Davante Adams addition may push Mike Williams out of Jets land.
The Davante Adams addition could push Mike Williams out of Jets land. Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Pictures

“There’s two verticals, Allen (Lazard)’s down the seam, and Mike’s down the purple line,” Rodgers stated. “So, I’m throwing a no look to the purple line. Once I peak my eyes again there Mike’s operating an ‘in-breaker’ … it’s gotta be down the purple line.”

Since coming over from the Chargers, whom he spent the primary seven seasons of his profession with, Williams hasn’t clicked with Rodgers, catching simply 10 passes for 145 yards. 

On Monday, Williams didn’t have a single catch on three targets. 

Williams had caught not less than 43 passes in every of his previous 5 full seasons with the Chargers. 

The Jets signed Williams to a one-year deal price as much as $15 million over the offseason.