Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have been one of the most dominant teams in the NFL for the last decade. That dominance started in their division. In fact, Kansas City has won the AFC West every single year since 2016. Yes, Kansas City has won their own division nine times in a row.
Now, one of their division rivals has lost a key player on offense.
“That Sucks For Them” Patrick Mahomes Sees Division Rival Lose Key Player, Fans In Shock
The NFL grind has worn Mike Williams out. He announced his retirement on Thursday, ending his career forever. He is only 30 years old:
Williams’ agent, Tory Dandy, informed the Los Angeles Chargers Wednesday night.
He spent eight years in the league, the first seven of which were with the Bolts.
Mike Williams re-joined the Chargers this offseason as a free agent, hoping to find a spark with Justin Herbert again. He wouldn’t get that chance after he was shockingly placed on the PUP list with a mysterious injury.
The Chargers will move forward with second-round pick Tre Harris. However, he has yet to report for camp as one of the many rookie holdouts across the NFL from that round right now.
Without Mike Williams and Harris, the Chargers are back to square one at wideout, with Ladd McConkey the No. 1 option and former first-round pick Quentin Johnston still trying to find his footing.
The Los Angeles Chargers placed veteran receiver Mike Williams on the list of people who were physically unable to perform to begin training camp earlier this week.
Days later, he would retire.
The 30-year-old spent his first seven seasons with the Chargers before being released by the team last offseason.
He signed with the New York Jets but never vibed with Aaron Rodgers, registering just 12 catches for 166 yards in nine games. He then got traded to Pittsburgh, but only posted nine catches for 132 yards and a touchdown in nine contests.
Here is a look at his career stats:
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 23 | LAC | NFL | WR | 10 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 0 | 7 | 39.1 | 20 | 1.1 | 9.5 | 47.8 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 8.6 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 24 | LAC | NFL | WR | 16 | 5 | 66 | 43 | 664 | 15.4 | 10 | 36 | 59.1 | 55 | 2.7 | 41.5 | 65.2 | 10.1 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 42.9 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 50 | 13.8 | 692 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 25 | LAC | NFL | WR | 15 | 15 | 90 | 49 | 1001 | 20.4 | 2 | 41 | 52.2 | 56 | 3.3 | 66.7 | 54.4 | 11.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50 | 20.1 | 1003 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 26 | LAC | NFL | WR | 15 | 11 | 85 | 48 | 756 | 15.8 | 5 | 35 | 50.6 | 64 | 3.2 | 50.4 | 56.5 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 49 | 15.4 | 757 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 27 | LAC | NFL | WR | 16 | 14 | 129 | 76 | 1146 | 15.1 | 9 | 51 | 51.9 | 72 | 4.8 | 71.6 | 58.9 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 76 | 15.1 | 1146 | 9 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| 2022 | 28 | LAC | NFL | WR | 13 | 13 | 93 | 63 | 895 | 14.2 | 4 | 39 | 59.1 | 55 | 4.8 | 68.8 | 67.7 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 63 | 14.2 | 895 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 2023 | 29 | LAC | NFL | WR | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 249 | 13.1 | 1 | 9 | 53.8 | 49 | 6.3 | 83.0 | 73.1 | 9.6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 20 | 12.6 | 252 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 30 | 2TM | NFL | WR | 18 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 298 | 14.2 | 1 | 14 | 50.0 | 32 | 1.2 | 16.6 | 61.8 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 14.2 | 298 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | 30 | NYJ | NFL | WR | 9 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 166 | 13.8 | 0 | 9 | 52.4 | 22 | 1.3 | 18.4 | 57.1 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 13.8 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 30 | PIT | NFL | WR | 9 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 1 | 5 | 46.2 | 32 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 69.2 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 14.7 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 8 Yrs | 106 | 67 | 546 | 330 | 5104 | 15.5 | 32 | 232 | 53.3 | 72 | 3.1 | 48.2 | 60.4 | 9.3 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 30.0 | 19 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 340 | 15.1 | 5138 | 33 | 0 | 43 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 87.6 | 52.9 | 818.6 | 15.5 | 5.1 | 37.2 | 53.3 | 72 | 3.1 | 48.2 | 60.4 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30.0 | 19 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 54.5 | 15.1 | 824.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 7 | |||||
| LAC (7 Yrs) | 88 | 62 | 512 | 309 | 4806 | 15.6 | 31 | 218 | 53.5 | 72 | 3.5 | 54.6 | 60.4 | 9.4 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 30.0 | 19 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 319 | 15.2 | 4840 | 32 | 0 | 41 | |||||
| NYJ (1 Yr) | 9 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 166 | 13.8 | 0 | 9 | 52.4 | 22 | 1.3 | 18.4 | 57.1 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 13.8 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| PIT (1 Yr) | 9 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 1 | 5 | 46.2 | 32 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 69.2 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 14.7 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
