Former #Packers RB Jamaal Williams is signing a two-year deal worth up to $7.5 million with the #Lions, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 17, 2021
Jamaal Williams is staying in the NFC North, meaning the Green Bay Packers will play their former running back twice a year.
According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Williams and the Detroit Lions agreed to a two-year deal worth up to $7.5 million on Tuesday night.
A fourth-round pick of the Packers in 2017, Williams ended up as the odd man out after Green Bay re-signed Aaron Jones to a four-year deal before the start of the legal tampering period.
The result was losing Williams to a rival inside the division.
An energetic, likeable and versatile player, Williams will help first-year head coach Dan Campbell attempt to reset the course of the franchise in Detroit in 2021.
Over four seasons with the Packers, Williams rushed 500 times for 1,985 yards and 10 touchdowns and caught 122 passes for 961 yards and eight touchdowns. He leaves Green Bay having produced 2,946 total yards and scoring 18 times.
Williams played in 60 regular-season games (with 20 starts) and four playoff games. He missed only four games to injury and didn’t have a fumble.
In all four of his NFL seasons, Williams gained at least 600 total yards and scored at least three touchdowns. He set career-highs as a rookie, creating 818 total yards and scoring six times.
Williams scored two touchdowns in seven games against the Lions, with one 100-yard rushing game.
