The Vikings signed former Rams defensive lineman Jonah Williams on Monday following a daylong visit at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, according to a league source. He got a one-year deal.
Vikings sign former Rams defensive lineman Jonah Williams
He started 16 games for Los Angeles last season and previously spent one day with the Vikings in November 2021.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 19, 2024 at 2:09AM
Williams, 28, made a career-high 16 starts last season for Los Angeles, where he had 49 tackles (four for losses), two sacks and a pass deflection. Williams (listed 6-5, 275 pounds) played primarily as a 3-4 defensive end, which is an interior position where the Vikings currently have Harrison Phillips, Jonathan Bullard, Jerry Tillery and Jaquelin Roy under contract.
In addition to being on a Rams team that included multiple offensive coaches now with the Vikings, Williams played under new Vikings defensive line coach Marcus Dixon, who was the Rams assistant D-line coach in 2021.
Williams had a very brief run with the Vikings in November 2021, when the team claimed him off waivers from the Rams. Minnesota waived Williams the next day because of a failed physical, and he returned to Los Angeles.
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