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The Vikings are signing former Rams defensive lineman Jonah Williams (not to be confused with the Cardinals offensive tackle of the same name), per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Williams visited Minnesota on Monday. He was scheduled to visit Arizona on Tuesday, but that won’t be happening. In November 2021, the Vikings’ previous regime claimed Williams off waivers from the Rams, but he failed his physical and was waived the next day. He wound up returning to the Rams’ practice squad less than a week later. There should be no issues with Williams joining the Vikings this time around. Williams, who turns 29 this summer, signed with LA as an undrafted free agent out of FCS Weber State in 2020 (the Idaho native was 25 as an NFL rookie because he served a two-year LDS mission in Brazil before starting college). He made his NFL debut in 2021 and earned increased playing time in each of the last two seasons. After jumping from 97 defensive snaps in ’21 to 342 in ’22, Williams started 17 games for the Rams last season (including playoffs) and saw 636 snaps.
A 6’5″, 275-pound defensive lineman, Williams is a 3-4 DE who can also line up at DT. He had 49 tackles, four TFL, two sacks, 17 pressures, and a 53.7 PFF grade last year. He gives the Vikings another solid rotational player for Brian Flores’ defensive line. Williams played under new Vikings DL coach Marcus Dixon in 2021.
The Minnesota Vikings announced the signing of defensive end Jonah Williams on Monday night. The one-year deal is worth $1.5 million ($350,00 guaranteed), a source tells KSTP.
Williams played the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Los Angeles Rams where he played 41 regular season games and made 22 starts. Last season, Williams made 49 tackles in 17 games. He started 16 regular season game and the Rams’ playoff game against Detroit.
The Vikings had announced that Williams was making an official visit to their facilities in Eagan earlier in the day.
The Minnesota Vikings have strengthened Brian Flores’ defense with the addition of defensive lineman Jonah Williams, according to a team press release on Monday evening. The 28-year-old is a product of Weber State and entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Rams back in 2021. His deal in Minnesota is worth one-year and $1.5 million ($350K guaranteed).
Williams reunites with head coach Kevin O’Connell, with whom he won a Super Bowl in Los Angeles. Jonah started 22 of 41 games with the Rams from 2021-2023, including 16 of 17 last season, where he achieved career highs in tackles (49), TFLs (4) and sacks (2).
