The star defensive lineman Quinnen Williams has reacted to the highest-paid decoy report and according to him, he never talked to Troy Aikman and labeled that report “weird”.
According to Williams, he never talked to Troy and doesn’t know how he came about that report being attributed to him.
Quinnen Williams doesn’t know where the “highest-paid decoy” label came from, but it certainly wasn’t him.
The star defensive lineman denied Troy Aikman’s reporting from the Jets-Chargers “Monday Night Football” broadcast that attributed the line to Williams, calling it “weird,” “upsetting” and “misleading” because he never had a conversation with the ESPN analyst.
It’s possible that Aikman misattributed his report.
“I never talked to Troy Aikman,” Williams said. “I never said that to Troy Aikman. Like I don’t know where he got that from.”
The segment centered around the Jets’ pass rush and analyzed how Williams, who signed a four-year, $96 million contract in July, still impacted the defense — with his 12.0 sacks from 2022 and reputation — despite recording just half a sack through nine games in 2023.
Aikman also claimed Williams went to head coach Robert Saleh and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich to design more one-on-one matchups.
To Saleh, sacks are a “very overrated stat” that help players land massive deals but don’t dictate how effective defenders rush the quarterback.
Williams said he doesn’t care about sack numbers or how teams protect against him.
Quincy Williams, his teammate and brother, told The Post that Quinnen won’t be “whining about getting double-teamed” and instead focus on beating them.
“Unfortunately, we live in a society where sack production is the measure of how good a player is and it’s not even close,” Saleh said. “[Williams is] wrecking games.”
Who is telling the truth, Troy Aikman or Quinnen Williams?
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