FIRST DOWN: WILLIAMS’ GAME BALL
Jameson Williams has made a lot of big plays and had a ton of big games over his football career, but he said after Sunday’s 26-20 win over Los Angeles in the season opener, the game ball he received was a first. It meant so much to him he took it to his postgame press conference and probably won’t let it out of his sight anytime soon. Williams had five receptions for 121 yards and a touchdown to earn the honors.
“I never got a game ball,” Williams said after the game. “Not at Alabama, not nowhere. I’m not even going to lie, this right here might not leave my hands. I might sleep (holding it).”
Williams has put in a lot of work this offseason and in training camp, and it’s good to see that work translate to great production Week 1. What should make Lions fans even more excited about …