AUGUST 8, 2022 • SACBEE.COM
JAMAAL WILLIAMS #21 - RUNNING BACK - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
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32 ATT •
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124 YDS
32 ATT
1 TD
Jamaal Williams' Speech Is Going Viral Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams wants to be a vocal leader of one of the youngest rosters in the NFL.
Jamaal Williams: 'I Ain't Scared of Nothing' Read more on how Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams “isn’t scared” of any kind of competition.
AUGUST 4, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
THE DAILY DRIVE: How Detroit Lions RB Jamaal Williams is teaching kids to be themselves Jeff Seidel – Detroit Free Press August 3, 2022 Dave Birkett – Detroit Free Press August 3, 2022 Chandler Engelbrecht – Detroit Free Press A...
AUGUST 3, 2022 • DETROITLIONS.COM
Getting some first-team work Williams has been getting some of the first-team reps in training camp, but he could face more competition for playing time following Detroit's recent signing of Justin Jackson, ML...
Impact Jackson is an experienced but oft-injured backup, while Williams is the former but not the latter, having played 73 of a possible 81 games through five pro seasons. Williams did miss four games last year, accounting for half his career total, though two of the absences were caused by COVID-19. He's still a solid favorite to enter Week 1 as the Lions' No. 2 back behind D'Andre Swift, whose workload is being managed throughout training camp to keep him ready for the regular season. It remains to be seen how much of the workload Swift cedes to the other backs, including Williams, come September, October and beyond.
AUGUST 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Lions RB D'Andre Swift is bigger, stronger and healthier
The Detroit Lions have challenged running back D’Andre Swift to fight through the bumps and bruises and play through all 17 games in 2022JULY 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
2022 Stat Prediction for Jamaal Williams SI All Lions provides its stat prediction for Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams in 2022.
JUNE 22, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Is Jamaal Williams Holding Back D'Andre Swift? The Detroit Lions have two running backs they are relying upon to be productive in both the run and pass game.
JUNE 1, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Jamaal Williams Gives NSFW Response to Lions Being on 'Hard Knocks' Everyone knows about the no-nonsense, football-first culture the Detroit Lions have instilled under head coach Dan Campbell. That approach c...
MAY 11, 2022 • FANDUEL.COM
Jamaal Williams Discusses Leadership Role, Lions' Super Bowl Aspirations Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams explains why he is optimistic about the 2022 NFL season.
MAY 11, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Jamaal Williams Discusses Leadership Role, Lions' Super Bowl Aspirations Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams explains why he is optimistic about the 2022 NFL season.
MAY 11, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
How can the Lions create more cap space? Trey Flowers, Jamaal Williams and other contracts to consider Many of the Lions’ albatross contracts are gone, but if GM Brad Holmes wants more money to spend in free agency, he has work to do.
FEBRUARY 21, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Jamaal Williams mic'd up Week 18 Watch a compilation of running back Jamaal Williams' best mic'd up moments from the Week 18 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
JANUARY 13, 2022 • DETROITLIONS.COM
Leads team in carries Williams ran for 43 yards on 13 carries and caught a nine-yard pass on one target against Green Bay on Sunday.
Impact Williams' 13 carries led the team while D'Andre Swift ranked second with seven. The deal with Williams is clear enough by now: he's a running back coaches trust to pick up the blitz and hold on to the football, and he'll always run with determination. His ability to actually produce from scrimmage grades less favorably, and gives reason for the Lions to contain his snap count going forward. He finishes 2021 with 601 yards and three touchdowns rushing on 153 carries (3.9 YPC) while catching 26 passes for 157 yards on 28 targets (92.9 percent catch rate, 5.6 YPT). While Williams might not be a roster lock for the Lions in 2022, he has one more year left on the two-year, $6 million deal he signed with Detroit before this season.
JANUARY 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Watch: Lions RB Jamaal Williams greets former Packers teammates at Ford Field Former Packers RB Jamaal Williams was ready to hand out love for his former teammates during pre-game warmups at Ford Field.
JANUARY 9, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
Leads backfield Williams ran for 22 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries and caught three passes for 22 yards on three targets against Seattle on Sunday.
Impact Williams' usage was surprisingly high given the return of D'Andre Swift, who was believed to be fully cleared from a shoulder injury, but Swift only saw four carries and three targets. It's not clear whether Swift's shoulder or anything else influenced the game plan, but it's worth noting that Swift had more yardage on one carry (31) than Williams did on his 11. Williams faces his former Packers teammates in Week 18.
JANUARY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Penny, Metcalf lead Seahawks to 51-29 blowout of Lions
Rashaad Penny rushed for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns, Russell Wilson threw three of his four TD passes to DK Metcalf, and the Seattle Seahawks routed the Detroit Lio...JANUARY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Latest: Four teams vying for final two NFC playoff spots
There are four teams still in the hunt for an NFC wild-card berthJANUARY 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Headed back to No. 2 role Williams is expected to drop to second on the depth chart for Sunday's game against the Seahawks with lead back D'Andre Swift (shoulder) making his return to the lineup following a...
Impact In last week's 20-16 loss to the Falcons, Williams made his return from a two-game absence caused by a positive COVID-19 test. While Swift was sidelined for his fourth straight game that week, Williams stepped in as the lead option out of the backfield. Though he still played only 42 percent of the snaps on offense while operating in a timeshare with Craig Reynolds (40 percent), Williams was fed the ball when he was on the field, as he carried 19 times for 77 yards. Reynolds, meanwhile, served mainly as a pass-catching/change-of-pace option, but the return of Swift -- who isn't expected to face restrictions Sunday after practicing fully all week -- may leave Reynolds without much of a role. Williams will see a reduction in usage as well, though he's managed to earn double-digit touches in six of the eight games this season in which both he and Swift have been active.
JANUARY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 17
Keep an eye on the news with Jimmy Garoppolo in San FranciscoDECEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Approaches 20 carries Williams rushed 19 times for 77 yards during Sunday's 20-16 loss to Atlanta.
Impact Back from the COVID-19 reserve list, Williams picked up another start with D'Andre Swift (shoulder) sidelined for a fourth consecutive game. However, both Craig Reynolds (four targets) and fullback Jason Cabinda (two) were more involved in the passing game, and Reynolds also stole 11 carries from him. While Williams should again be the lead ball carrier in Week 17 against Seattle if Swift remains sidelined, it seems clear that he won't monopolize backfield touches given Reynolds' emergence.
DECEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
No Swift in return to lineup Williams and Craig Reynolds will serve as the Lions' primary running backs Sunday in Atlanta, Tim Twentyman of the team's official site reports.
Impact Detroit opted to keep D'Andre Swift on street clothes for a fourth consecutive contest as he continues his recovery from an AC joint sprain in his shoulder. Williams is back in the lineup after missing two games on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and he'll split reps out of the backfield with Reynolds. Considering Reynolds reeled off 216 yards from scrimmage on 40 touches during Williams' absence, the former could be the early-down runner Sunday while the latter serves in a change-of-pace role.
DECEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Falcons want first true home win as Lions eye first road W
Arthur Smith is running out of time to collect his first true home win in his debut season as the Atlanta Falcons coachDECEMBER 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
After routing Cardinals, Lions look to keep momentum going
This season has never been easy for Detroit Lions coach Dan CampbellDECEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Comes off COVID list The Lions reinstated Williams (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.
Impact Williams missed the Lions' last two games after testing positive for the virus Dec. 10, but he looks like he'll be able to get in a full slate of practices Week 16 to put himself on track for a return to the lineup Sunday in Atlanta. Before missing time, Williams served as Detroit's lead back in the team's Week 13 win over Minnesota while D'Andre Swift (shoulder) was out of the lineup. Swift is expected to resume practicing this week and could put an end to his three-game absence in Atlanta, so Williams may be headed back to the No. 2 role for the rest of the season.
DECEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Fantasy Injury Updates: Latest news on James Conner, Jamaal Williams, Javonte Williams, more RBs affecting Week 15 start 'em, sit 'em calls COVID and injuries are wreaking havoc on the first round of the fantasy football playoffs, especially at the RB position. Get the latest inj...
DECEMBER 18, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
