Veteran receiver Mike Williams is happy to be in the Steel City
On Wednesday, Williams had his first practice with his new team and spoke to reporters afterward about the trade itself and his fit with the Steelers. Williams noted he was dreaming when he got the call that he’d been traded to Pittsburgh. And not in the this is a dream come true, and I can’t believe it all worked out this way. No, Williams literally thought he was dreaming.
“I was asleep,” Williams said on Wednesday, per Teresa Varley of Steelers.com. “I was feeling like my phone vibrating, but I thought I was dreaming. It was five missed calls from my agent and then the GM from the Jets called me and told me about the trade.”
Nobody needs to pinch Williams now. He’s awake and excited to be in Pittsburgh after a tumultuous tenure with the New York Jets.
“Excited for the opportunity. Happy to be here. Looking forward to it. Ready to get this thing rolling,” Williams said. “It starts up front, the running game. And then everybody sees plays that the receivers make. GP (George Pickens) going out there, making big-time plays every game. So, adding me just added another threat, a guy that can go out there and make plays… I’m a playmaker. I want to make plays. I want to get the ops. I’m going to go out and work and show that I deserve to be on the field.”
Williams wasn’t on the field nearly as often as he’d like during his nine games with the Jets. The eight-year veteran was only on the field for 53 percent of New York’s offensive snaps this season and was targeted only 21 times.