Mike Williams
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2024 Outlook
Mike Williams reportedly has visits set with the Panthers, Jets and Steelers.
Fantasy Impact
Williams is reportedly set to meet with the Jets first. The Chargers also have interest in bringing him back. This will remain a situation to monitor to see where Williams lands.
The Los Angeles Chargers intend to release WR Mike Williams. They would like to bring him back, but he will explore the open market.
Fantasy Impact
Williams, who was set to have a cap hit of $32 million, will save the Chargers about $20 million with his release. He's coming off of a season-ending injury and will be heading into Year 8 in the NFL. He will turn 30 in October but has multiple 1,000-yard campaigns and is a boundary receiver who can threaten defenses on the outside and in the red zone. There was speculation he could be traded but will be cut instead, and the Chargers could be in on WR in this year's NFL Draft.
Chargers WR Mike Williams underwent successful surgery for his torn ACL Wednesday and is expected to be ready for training camp.
Fantasy Impact
Williams will now turn his focus to rehabbing to get ready for the 2024 season. The Chargers do have an out in Williams’ contract after this season, which they could choose to exercise heading into the last year of his three-year contract. Fantasy managers should expect Joshua Palmer and rookie Quentin Johnson to see additional snaps with Williams out for the season.
An MRI today revealed that Chargers WR Mike Williams has a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season.
Fantasy Impact
Williams suffered the knee injury in San Diego's Week 3 game against Minnesota. Joshua Palmer and Quentin Johnston will see an increase in targets and opportunities on a team with 122 passing attempts through three games. Both should be rostered in all fantasy formats.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, WR Mike Williams will receive an MRI on his knee to test it with the fear being that he suffered a significant, potentially season-ending, injury.
Fantasy Impact
The hope is that his injury will be lesser than the initial fears, but we will not know until we get back the results. If Williams misses any significant time, rookie WR Quentin Johnston will likely see a significant increase in role. He has played behind WR Joshua Palmer, who will likely pair with Keenan Allen in two-WR sets, but could see increased usage in the passing game.