Inking a new contract following a strong 10-game audition, the Seahawks will be relying on Williams to serve as the anchor for a highly touted defensive front.
will open training camp at the VMAC next week, officially ushering in the first season under new coach Mike Macdonald.over the next several weeks, diving into scheme fits, exploring best and worst case scenarios and predicting what to expect from each player entering the 2024 campaign.
Rolling into his 10th NFL season with a new pricy contract in tow, will Leonard Williams be able to play up to heightened expectations in his first full year with the Seahawks?Following a legendary college career at USC that culminated in a pair of All-American selections, the Jets selected Williams with the sixth pick of the 2015 NFL Draft and though he only produced three sacks in his first season, he finished third in Defensive Rookie of the Year balloting.
To put Williams' production in context in his 10-game audition with the Seahawks, his 32 pressures ranked fourth on the team and he achieved the feat on more than 150 fewer snaps than Jarran Reed, Boye Mafe, and Dre'Mont Jones, the only three players ahead of him. He also tallied 13 run stops, nearly double what Jones did on far fewer snaps.
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