The Detroit Lions have backed up the Brinks truck for the team’s star wide receiver Jameson Williams.
The news broke Saturday that the third-year wideout has agreed to a three-year, $83 million contract extension with the Lions, per NFL reporter Jordan Schultz. $67 million of the deal is fully guaranteed.
BREAKING: The #Lions and star WR Jameson Williams have agreed to a 3-year, $83M extension with $67M guaranteed, multiple sources tell me.
Jamo is coming off a career year — his first 1,000-yard season with 8 TDs. One of the league’s premier young talents just got paid. pic.twitter.com/t407ZHgjFP
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) September 7, 2025
The deal comes after a breakout 2024 season from Williams. He caught 58 passes for 1,001 receiving yards and 7 receiving touchdowns in a campaign that saw him form a dynamic duo with All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.
The road to the extension was far from smooth for Williams, whom the Lions drafted in the first round of the 2022 draft. He missed most of his rookie season recovering from a torn ACL he suffered during his final season at Alabama.
Jameson has also been suspended twice in his three-year NFL career. The first instance was for betting on non-NFL games in 2023, which resulted in a four-game suspension. The 24-year-old also sat out two games last season for violating the league’s Performance Enhancing Substances (PES) policy.