Jets sign former Chargers WR Williams to 1-year deal
Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets were served up a new playmaker on offense.
Former Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams signed a one-year contract with the Jets on Tuesday, six days after he was released by Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old Williams visited the Jets’ facility and reportedly had meetings with other teams scheduled — but New York didn’t let him leave its building without a deal. NFL Network and ESPN reported the contract is worth up to $15 million.
The Jets posted a video of Williams on X, formerly known as Twitter, biting into a Taylor ham, egg and cheese sandwich — a New Jersey breakfast classic — a few hours after a fan sent one to the facility from a neighborhood diner to help entice the wide receiver into signing.
“It’s good!” a laughing Williams said. “This is what got the deal signed right here.”
Williams comes with some injury concerns, the most recent a torn ACL suffered in the Chargers’ third game last season. He had a strong start before the injury, catching 19 passes for 249 yards and a touchdown. In 88 career games, he has 309 catches for 4,806 yards and 31 touchdowns.
n BROWNS: Jerry Jeudy, acquired last week in a trade with Denver, signed a threeyear contract extension with Cleveland on Tuesday.
The speedy wide receiver’s new deal — he was entering his final year under contract — runs through the 2027 season. The extension is worth up to $58 million and includes $41 million guaranteed.
The Browns sent fifthand sixth-round draft picks to the Broncos for Jeudy, a first-round selection in 2020 (No. 15 overall) who will be a downfield target for quarterback Deshaun Watson.
“I want to be somewhere that wants me to be there. I want to be home,” Jeudy said. “I feel like it’s a fresh start.”
Jeudy never quite lived up to expectations during his four seasons with the Broncos. The former Alabama standout posted career highs with 67 catches for 972 yards and six touchdowns in 2022.
n VIKINGS: The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a contract Tuesday with free agent cornerback Shaquill Griffin, adding some needed experience to an unproven position group.
The eighth-year veteran joins his fifth NFL team, after starting last season with Houston and then moving to Carolina after he was released.
Drafted by Seattle in the third round out of UCF in 2017, Griffin has started 79 of 89 games in his career with seven interceptions and 64 passes defensed. He was a Pro Bowl pick in 2019.