The Detroit Lions wideout continued his upward trajectory by making one of the biggest plays of his young career, taking a pitch from Kalif Raymond and then streaking back around the Saints defense on a reverse up the right sideline. And once he hit the open field, he was gone — and then soared through the air as he crossed the goal line for a 19-yard touchdown that became the difference in a 33-28 win on Sunday at the Superdome.
The Detroit Lions wideout continued his upward trajectory by making one of the biggest plays of his young career, taking a pitch from Kalif Raymond and then streaking back around the Saints defense on a reverse up the right sideline. And once he hit the open field, he was gone — and then soared through the air as he crossed the goal line for a 19-yard touchdown that became the difference in a 33-28 win on Sunday at the Superdome.
Good for him, indeed. Williams has been no stranger to adversity since being taken 12th overall in last year’s draft. The speed is breathtaking, no doubt about that, but a prolonged return from an ACL tear robbed him of most developmental opportunities as a rookie. It showed when he finally hit the field too, catching just one of his nine targets and running plenty of bad routes.
This year, it was more of the same. Williams got to practice for a few weeks in training camp, but a hamstring injury kept him off the field early and then another hamstring injury ended his camp after just one exhibition. Then he was forced from the team to serve a four-game suspension for a violation of the league’s gambling policy.
