The Los Angeles Chargers launched extensive receiver Mike Williams, the staff introduced Wednesday.
The transfer saves the Chargers $20 million this 12 months whereas incurring a lifeless cash cost of $12.46 million. League guidelines require the Chargers to be below the league’s $255.4 million wage cap by 4 p.m. ET Wednesday. Williams’ launch makes them wage cap compliant.
Go-rusher Khalil Mack, in the meantime, will stay with the Chargers subsequent season after agreeing to restructure his deal to save lots of wage cap house, sources advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
The Chargers chosen Williams with the No. 7 decide within the 2017 NFL draft. In seven seasons, Williams, identified for his contested catch potential, shaped one of many league’s greatest receiver tandems with Keenan Allen. The Chargers rewarded him with a three-year, $60 million contract in 2022.
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However the previous two seasons for Williams have been marred by accidents. Williams fractured his again on successful within the closing minutes of the Chargers’ regular-season finale in opposition to the Denver Broncos within the 2022 season, forcing him to overlook the wild-card playoff loss in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
When Williams returned for the 2023 season, he regarded just like the participant the Chargers had invested in, and in Week 3, he gave the impression to be on his solution to a profession day, with 121 yards and a landing by way of the third quarter. However with two minutes remaining, Williams made a juke on his left knee that resulted in a torn ACL. He missed the rest of the season.
Williams, 29, has 309 receptions for 4,806 yards and 31 touchdowns in his profession.
Mack, an eight-time Professional Bowl choice and former NFL Defensive Participant of the 12 months, had a career-high 17 sacks final season and has 101.5 in his profession.
The Chargers traded for Mack two seasons in the past, sending a 2022 second-round decide and a 2023 sixth-round decide to the Chicago Bears. Mack’s 25 sacks over his two seasons in Los Angeles are ninth within the NFL over that span.
In his first coaching camp information convention, Mack declared his hopes for profitable a Tremendous Bowl, telling reporters, “That is the one factor on my thoughts at this level in my profession.”
Mack, 33, will now look to achieve that objective below new Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh subsequent season.
