Former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh continues to improve the New York Jets as their head coach. It helps to have young stud players, much like he did in San Francisco. Saleh has one in defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.
The No. 2 and No. 3 draft picks of the 2019 NFL Draft were in line for hefty pay raises this summer. The Jets just gave Williams a four-year, $96 million deal, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Nick Bosa’s record-breaking extension should be coming any week now.
Javon Hargrave and DeForest Buckner are now tied for the sixth-highest annual per year average for defensive tackles in the NFL after Williams’ new deal:
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