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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Absent from injury report
Quinnen Williams (shoulder) was left off the New York Jets' injury report Thursday, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.Williams had been dealing with a shoulder since mid-August, but he was not listed on the Jets' first injury report of the week Thursday and will be good to go for Monday's game against the 49ers. The 2019 first-round pick will anchor the Jets' defensive line alongside Javon Kinlaw, Jermaine Johnson and Micheal Clemons.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Dealing with shoulder issue
Quinnen Williams missed practice Thursday with a shoulder injury, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.Coach Robert Saleh said he's not concerned about Williams, so it doesn't sound like a long-term issue. Williams made all 17 starts in 2023, but his sack total dipped from 12 in 2022 to 5.5 last season. Williams will be looking to get after the quarterback more this season in what is still a strong New York Jets defense.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Just 5.5 sacks in 2023
Quinnen Williams finished the 2023 season with 5.5 sacks among his 62 tackles (39 solo) while adding an interception among his three passes defensed.Even with 2.0 sacks in the season finale against the Patriots, Williams finished with his lowest total in that category since his 2.5-sack rookie season in 2019. The standout defensive tackle was named to the Pro Bowl nonetheless, as Williams set a new career high in tackles and picked up his first interception in the Week 6 win over the Eagles. Williams' presence on the interior frees up the team's pass rushers on the edge, and the engine that drives New York's defense will be back in 2024.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Logs third sack of 2023
Quinnen Williams recorded three tackles (two solo), including a sack, in Sunday's 30-6 win over the Texans.Williams finished the game with two quarterback hits, the second of which knocked C.J. Stroud out of the game with a concussion in the fourth quarter. There was nothing malicious about the hit, but the massive difference in size between the 303-pound defensive tackle and the 218-pound quarterback led to Stroud falling back and hitting his head on the turf. Earlier in the game, Williams sacked Stroud in the third quarter, raising his season total to three sacks.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Doubles season sack total
Quinnen Williams had six tackles (two solo), including a sack, in Sunday's 32-6 loss to Buffalo.The sack was one of Williams' two tackles for loss Sunday. Williams has been a disruptive force on the interior with seven tackles for loss despite seeing frequent double teams, but he has just two sacks through 10 games after racking up a career-high 12 sacks last season.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: No sacks through two games
Quinnen Williams had six tackles (five solo), including two tackles for loss, in Sunday's 30-10 loss to Dallas.Williams has three tackles for loss through two games, but he's still searching for his first sack of 2023 after recording 12 sacks last season. The All-Pro defensive tackle logged between 53 and 55 tackles in each of the previous three seasons.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Recovers fumble in OT win
Quinnen Williams registered five tackles (two solo) and a fumble recovery in Monday's 22-16 overtime win over the Bills.Williams pounced on a Josh Allen fumble late in the fourth quarter that gave the New York Jets the ball in opposing territory and led to a 30-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein. Williams is a key piece to the Jets' defensive front and was rewarded with a four-year, $96 million extension in July after posting a career-best 12 sacks in 2022. Even with the loss of quarterback Aaron Rodgers (Achilles), the Jets' defense should be able to keep games competitive, as seen in their four takeaways and five sacks on Monday. They'll hit the road in Week 2 to face the Cowboys on Sunday.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Receives four-year, $96M extension
The New York Jets signed Quinnen Williams to a four-year, $96 million extension Thursday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.The deal includes $66 million guaranteed. The $24 million per year in new money makes Williams the NFL's second-highest-paid interior defensive lineman, trailing only Aaron Donald. Williams is coming off a career-best 12 sacks last season and has 27.5 total since being drafted No. 3 overall in 2019. Williams was a first-team All-Pro last year and finished seventh in Defensive Player of the Year voting. He doesn't turn 26 years old until December and should remain a foundational piece for coach Robert Saleh's defense.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Not attending voluntary workouts
Quinnen Williams is skipping the voluntary part of the offseason program as he continues to negotiate a new contract, Al Iannazzone of Newsday reports.Williams produced a career-high 12 sacks in 2022, recording 55 total tackles while deflecting four passes, forcing two fumbles and recovering a fumble over 16 contests. As a result of his massive campaign, Williams wants a contract extension ahead of 2023 and has said he will hold out of the voluntary workouts while negotiating.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams: Wants extension after 12-sack year
Quinnen Williams finished the 2022 season with 12.0 sacks, 55 tackles (35 solo), four passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 16 games.Williams' career high sack total is even more impressive when you consider that he accrued it while rushing from the interior. The New York Jets picked up his fifth-year option for 2023, but Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports that Williams is hoping to get a long-term deal done by April. Williams can't quite demand Aaron Donald money ($31.7 million per year), but he's the league's premier source of interior pressure after Donald and is seeking to become the second-highest paid defensive tackle at more than $21 million per year.
