Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams had his fifth-year option picked up on Friday, April 25, but it’s unclear if the team will sign a long-term extension with Williams. GM Brad Holmes said the team is ‘taking it as it goes’ in regards to a extension for Williams, and Holmes added that ‘you just don’t know what’s going to happen’ due to the cost associated with wide receiver contracts.
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