{"id":125240,"date":"2025-09-07T09:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T09:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/125240\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T09:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T09:51:07","slug":"lions-sign-jameson-williams-to-contract-extension-nfl-experts-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/125240\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions sign Jameson Williams to contract extension: NFL experts react"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/85658623007-lions-081425-kpm-215.JPG\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams on goals for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>After a 1,000-yard season in 2024, Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams says his singular goal for the 2025 season is to help the Lions win.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/lions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions<\/a> have agreed on an extension with their young wideout, and experts are weighing in.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" data-autotag=\"a9d615a6-a025-4346-9c29-28956ed45852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lions<\/a> agreed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2025\/09\/06\/jameson-williams-contract-lions-nfl\/83246604007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">three-year, $83 million extension<\/a> on wide receiver Jameson Williams&#8217;s rookie contract, as first reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz. Williams will receive at least $67 million in guaranteed money on the deal, Schultz said.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth-year receiver is coming off his best professional season, setting career highs in catches (58), yards (1,001) and touchdowns (seven).<\/p>\n<p>The speedy wideout was taken by the Lions with the No. 12 pick of the 2022 NFL Draft and has emerged as the Lions&#8217; most viable deep threat on an offense loaded with talented players.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the reactions from analysts and experts on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Lions WR Jameson Williams contract extension reactions<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brad Holmes has the most diabolical timing lol. It&#8217;s either during practice or in the middle of the night when these deals happen lol <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QLVpBnNpor\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/QLVpBnNpor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kory Woods (@KoryEWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KoryEWoods\/status\/1964531300481847583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lions extensions over the last two offseasons include:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8Jameson Williams: 3-years, up to $83 million<br \/>\ud83c\udfc8Jared Goff: 4-years, $212M<br \/>\ud83c\udfc8Amon-Ra St. Brown: 4-years, $120.01M<br \/>\ud83c\udfc8Penei Sewell: 4-years, $112M<br \/>\ud83c\udfc8Kerby Joseph: 4-years, $85M<br \/>\ud83c\udfc8Alim McNeill: 4-years, $97M<br \/>\ud83c\udfc8Taylor Decker:\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LFZGZxPviU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/LFZGZxPviU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1964538459793822173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams on goals for the upcoming season. 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