The New York Jets signed broad receiver Mike Williams to a one-year contract throughout the 2024 free-agency interval. His stint with the Jets lasted eight months, with New York buying and selling the previous first-round choose of the Los Angeles Chargers to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday forward of the NFL’s commerce deadline. The deal returned a 2025 fifth-round draft choose to the Jets.
The Steelers have been taken with signing Williams this offseason. They now purchase the receiver, in his eighth 12 months within the league, to supply a veteran presence reverse George Pickens within the Pittsburgh offense.
New York was prepared to maneuver on from Williams, who had simply 12 receptions for 166 yards this 12 months, after buying Davante Adams three weeks in the past.
Williams has 321 receptions for 4,972 yards and 31 touchdowns in 97 profession video games. An ACL tear in Week 3 final 12 months ended his 2023 season early.
The Miami Dolphins nonetheless must face the Jets twice this 12 months. The primary assembly shall be in Week 14 in Miami whereas the AFC East rivals will end the 12 months going through off on the Jets’ MetLife Stadium.
For extra on the commerce, try SB Nation’s Jets website, Gang Inexperienced Nation, and Steelers website, Behind the Metal Curtain.
