{"id":195219,"date":"2024-10-18T14:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=195219"},"modified":"2024-10-18T06:41:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T10:41:44","slug":"saints-chargers-steelers-fighting-over-mike-williams-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/18\/saints-chargers-steelers-fighting-over-mike-williams-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints, Chargers, Steelers Fighting Over Same Trade Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/15\/new-york-jets-fantasy-outlook-after-trading-for-davante-adams\/\" target=\"_self\">Jets acquired wide receiver Davante Adams<\/a> earlier in the week in a move that will almost certainly lead to a Mike Williams trade. Signed to a one-year, $10 million deal as he worked his way back from a season-ending ACL injury, the former Charger couldn&#8217;t establish himself as a trusted piece in Aaron Rodgers&#8217; offense. Through six games, the former first-round pick recorded just 10 receptions for 145 yards. During Week 6&#8217;s loss to the Buffalo Bills, <a  href=\"https:\/\/thejetpress.com\/aaron-rodgers-blames-mike-williams-running-wrong-route-game-losing-interception-01ja7bfr0nc6\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rodgers blamed him<\/a> for running the wrong route on the game-ending interception.<\/p>\n<p>With Adams, Garrett Wilson, and Allen Lazard firmly entrenched atop the depth chart, the Jets will shop Mike Williams and see if any team is interested in a trade. While he won&#8217;t fetch the same return as guys like Adams and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/16\/how-the-amari-cooper-trade-reshapes-the-bills-offense\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper<\/a>, Dianna Russini reports that the New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Chargers, and Pittsburgh Steelers have reached out to the Jets about Williams.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Chargers, Steelers and Saints are among a number of teams reaching out to the Jets about WR Mike Williams, per sources. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2CVLwH8375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2CVLwH8375<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMRussini\/status\/1846897254344298516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>3 Teams &#8220;Reaching Out&#8221; To Jets About Potential Mike Williams Trade<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth pointing out that this report emerged before the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/gametracker\/boxscore\/NFL_20241017_DEN@NO\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saints humiliating Thursday Night Football loss<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos<\/a>. Now 2-5 and adding Paulson Adebo to a seemingly endless list of injuries, it might be time for the Saints to accept that this isn&#8217;t their year. While they came out of the gate hot, a combination of injuries and bad luck has effectively ended their season. At this point, it would make more sense for the Saints to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/14\/saints-could-trade-marshon-lattimore-buccaneers-loss-derek-carr\/\" target=\"_self\">trade Marson Lattimore<\/a> or Alvin Kamara to contenders instead of bringing in Mike Williams in what is likely a lost season.<\/p>\n<p>The Chargers, meanwhile, have every reason to reunite with their former draft pick. Head coach Jim Harbaugh wants to win with a powerful run game, but he still needs wide receivers. While he couldn&#8217;t justify keeping Mike Williams on his bloated contract, the team could easily trade for him now that he has a more reasonable salary. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/02\/02\/ladd-mcconkey-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">Youngsters Ladd McConkey<\/a> and Quentin Johnston had their moments early on, but quarterback Justin Herbert could use a proven set of hands in this offense. Now 3-2 in a competitive AFC West, it&#8217;s time for Los Angeles to load up for a playoff run.<\/p>\n<h3>Steelers Receiver Woes<\/h3>\n<p>At 4-2, the Pittsburgh Steelers enter Week 7 tied with the high-flying <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> atop the AFC North. Quarterback Justin Fields did a remarkable job keeping the team afloat, but now Russell Wilson will take over under center in a controversial move. Wilson used to be one of the best quarterbacks in the game, but the present-day version of the passer lacks the same arm strength and overall mobility. He needs more than just George Pickens if he&#8217;s going to reach his potential, and a Mike Williams trade could bring out the best in the veteran.<\/p>\n<p>Even at his best, Wilson wasn&#8217;t the best at throwing to the middle of the field and taking what the defense gave him. He excelled at extending plays and finding big-bodied receivers on the sidelines for massive gains. Mike Williams excels in that role, as the 6&#8242;-4&#8243;, 218-pound trade target spent his entire career winning in contested situations. Wilson&#8217;s deep ball is still one of the better ones in the game, and pairing him with Williams and George Pickens could lead to his best season in years.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Shaun Brooks &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Davante Adams trade made wide receiver Mike Williams expendable, and three teams are reportedly pursuing his services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":195223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,18,9],"tags":[7642,1670,7366,7659],"class_list":["post-195219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saints","category-chargers","category-steelers","tag-chargers-featured","tag-mike-williams","tag-pittsburgh-steelers-news","tag-saints-featured"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}