While the New York Jets and their fanbase have plenty to celebrate as the team enters the 2023 NFL season after the team added star quarterback Aaron Rodgers, it looks like the team could be facing a pretty tough situation with one of the top players on the defensive side of the ball as a recent move from star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams suggests he is not happy.
On Monday afternoon, NFL insider Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk pointed out that Quinnen Williams had removed all mention of the New York Jets from the bio on his Twitter account. This move comes as Williams and the Jets were reportedly “not close” to a contract extension for the star defensive tackle.
“Williams has removed any reference to the Jets from his Twitter page. After the title “Defensive Tackle for,” there is now a stream of periods,” Florio wrote for Pro Football Talk on Monday. “The move comes at a time when Williams is boycotting voluntary offseason workouts as he tries to get a new deal. Recent reports have suggested that a major gap remains between the parties’ positions.”
It’s a pretty brutal update for the New York Jets, and the NFL world had plenty to say about it on Twitter.
𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: #Jets star DT Quinnen Williams bio now reads:
"Defensive Tackle for ………"
With his last tweet is a RT of the contract the #Giants gave Dexter Lawrence – $90 million with $60 million guaranteed.
Williams is clearly sending the Jets a message as they're working… pic.twitter.com/cHVY4npXxW
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 15, 2023
Interesting update for #Jets Quinnen Williams to Twitter Bio pic.twitter.com/dzGix8EKjt
— NFL Rumors (@nflrums) May 15, 2023
Quinnen Williams liked this tweet from a month ago suggesting he was looking for $23-25 million per year.
That’s a very reasonable asking price and exactly what his market should be.
If that’s what he’s asking for, no reason the #Jets shouldn’t get this done. pic.twitter.com/7eWT2tHwHW
— The Jet Press (@TheJetPress) May 15, 2023
Quinnen Williams’ twitter bio no longer says “Jets” — presumably, a commentary on the state of his contract negotiations. #Jets pic.twitter.com/v6RmgIBiiy
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) May 15, 2023
Not panicking about Quinnen Williams yet, but clearly he’s unhappy and feels slighted.
Of course, we don’t know what the #Jets are offering, but the market seems pretty clear.
This shouldn’t be a difficult negotiation.
— The Jet Press (@TheJetPress) May 15, 2023
It will certainly be interesting to see whether or not Williams and the Jets are able to make amends.
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