{"id":62253,"date":"2023-03-12T17:21:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T21:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=62253"},"modified":"2023-03-12T17:21:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T21:21:45","slug":"new-contract-for-commanders-dt-should-get-jets-moving-on-quinnen-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2023\/03\/12\/new-contract-for-commanders-dt-should-get-jets-moving-on-quinnen-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"New Contract for Commanders DT Should get Jets Moving on Quinnen Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York Jets GM Joe Douglas may be <a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2023\/03\/07\/jets-brass-touches-down-in-california-to-meet-with-aaron-rodgers\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>busy<\/strong><\/span><\/a> with Aaron Rodgers, but he knows that defensive tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4040982\/quinnen-williams\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Quinnen Williams<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is going to be a very rich man. The question is, how rich is Williams going to be, and how long are the Jets going to wait to get his new deal done?<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Quinnen Williams is going to be a problem for opposing offenses for the foreseeable future.  Tosses the interior lineman into the backfield on this play. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7rc2YoPgIy\">pic.twitter.com\/7rc2YoPgIy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Naughton (@JNRadio_Glenn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JNRadio_Glenn\/status\/1576788515396128768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Earlier today the Washington Commanders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/commanders-signing-dt-daron-payne-to-four-year-90-million-contract\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>inked<\/strong><\/span><\/a> their star DT Daron Payne to a 4-year $90 million deal with $60 million of that being guaranteed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: Washington\u2019s franchise player Daron Payne became the highest-paid DT in NFL history not named Aaron Donald, reaching agreement today on a four-year, $90 million deal that includes $60 million guaranteed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZJsM2xnaSp\">pic.twitter.com\/ZJsM2xnaSp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1635007784583589888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Had they acted sooner, the Jets may have been able to get Williams inked to a similar deal.\u00a0 But as we know, when a top player gets a new contract, it had better exceed what the last guy got or you&#8217;re probably not getting that player signed.<\/p>\n<p>This past season, Williams established himself as arguably the top defensive tackle in the NFL.\u00a0 He logged a career high 12 sacks despite playing just 65% of the Jets defensive snaps.\u00a0 In all reality, Williams was the catalyst behind the team&#8217;s success on defense last year.<\/p>\n<p>With such a dominant interior rusher up front, Williams commanded double and triple teams, allowing his fellow linemen to get pressure on opposing QB&#8217;s, helping the secondary on the back end.\u00a0 With no Williams, things look a lot different on defense for the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve seen the Jets botch negotiations in year&#8217;s past, but Williams isn&#8217;t one the Jets can afford to play games with.\u00a0 Joe Douglas and company should be looking to get a deal done ASAP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Jets GM Joe Douglas may be busy with Aaron Rodgers, but he knows that defensive tackle Quinnen Williams is going to be a very rich man. The question is, how rich is Williams going to be, and how long are the Jets going to wait to get his new deal done? 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