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Veteran receiver Mike Williams is happy to be in the Steel City<\/p>\n

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Ever since\u00a0Aaron Rodgers\u00a0publicly and unapologetically\u00a0threw veteran wide receiver Mike Williams under the bus\u00a0after a late-game misconnection in a\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0home loss to the Buffalo Bills, the rumor mill swirled that Williams’ very brief stint with the Jets would soon come to an end. The team that was\u00a0primarily linked to Williams was the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have been in the market for an upgrade at receiver all season long.Finally, just ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline,\u00a0the Jets and Steelers agreed to a deal that would send Mike Williams to the Steel City in exchange for a 5th-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0this is a dream come true, and I can’t believe it all worked out this\u00a0<\/em>way. No, Williams literally\u00a0thought he was dreaming.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was asleep,\u201d Williams said on Wednesday, per Teresa Varley of Steelers.com. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nobody needs to pinch Williams now. He’s awake and excited to be in Pittsburgh after a tumultuous tenure with the New York Jets.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcited for the opportunity. Happy to be here. Looking forward to it. Ready to get this thing rolling,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt 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\u2026 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Mike Williams looks forward to the Steelers partnership with\u00a0Russell Wilson<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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A fractured or potentially even non-existent relationship, both on and off the field, with New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was obviously a factor in why Williams was traded after just nine games with the New York Jets.Developing a better rapport with Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson will be crucial in determining what sort of success Williams has in Pittsburgh. With just one practice under his belt, Williams is already raving about Wilson.<\/p>\n

\u201cRuss, everybody sees it,\u201d said Williams. \u201cHe puts the work in. Time in, time out. A leader on and off the field.\u00a0I’m just very thankful to have a guy like that, a quarterback on this team. A leader to put us in the right position to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shots fired at Aaron Rodgers? Perhaps. Or maybe this is just a case of Williams liking what he’s seen from Wilson. Either way, Williams doesn’t have to dream about being in Pittsburgh anymore.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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