Countdown To Kickoff - 2024 New Orleans Saints

Excerpts from an article by John Sigler of Saints Wire on 8/18/24 as viewed at saintswire.usatoday.com



August 17th, 2024 - Jamaal Williams - Number 21


Saints Season Opener Is Three Weeks From Today!

Countdown to Kickoff: Jamaal Williams is the Saints Player of Day 21​

We’re exactly three weeks away from the start of the New Orleans Saints’ regular season — 21 days stand between us and kickoff with the Carolina Panthers. And that makes Jamaal Williams, who wears the No. 21 jersey, our Saints Player of the Day.

The veteran running back has move to prove in 2024. Here’s his story:

• Name (Age): Jamaal Williams (29)
• Position: Running back
• Height, weight: 6-foot, 224 pounds
• Relative Athletic Score: 4.55
• 2024 salary cap hit: $4,630,000
• College: BYU
• Drafted: Round 4 in 2017 (Green Bay Packers)
• NFL experience: 8 seasons

Williams played high school football in Fontana, outside Los Angeles, and went to college at BYU where he was teammates with Taysom Hill. The Packers drafted him at No. 134 overall in 2017 but he didn’t truly break out until joining the Detroit Lions. After setting career-highs in rushing yards (1,066) and touchdown runs (17) with Detroit in 2022, Williams signed a free agent contract with the Saints in 2023 with a lot of momentum behind him.

It’s tough to describe his 2023 season as anything but a disappointment. Williams saw career-lows in rushing yards (306) and touchdown runs (1) and averaged the worst yards per carry (2.9) he’s seen in the NFL. The hope is for him to rebound in Klint Kubiak’s more-creative running game, but Williams needs to rediscover the extra gear he put to good use in Detroit. This was the first season in which he didn’t have a single run of more than 20 yards.


Full Article In Link Below:

https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2024/08/18/nfl-season-jamaal-williams-saints-player-of-the-day-21/