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07/17 13:44 CDT Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams decides to retire from NFL
at age 30
Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams decides to retire from NFL at age 30
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) --- Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams
has decided to retire from the NFL at age 30.
His agent, Tory Dandy, told general manager Joe Ortiz on Wednesday night, hours
before the first full day of training camp.
Williams signed a $6 million, one-year deal in mid-March to return to the
Chargers for his second stint with the team. On Monday, he was placed on the
physically unable to perform list and two days later called it quits on his
football career.
He played eight seasons in the NFL, including stints with both the New York
Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024.
Coach Jim Harbaugh made no mention of Williams' decision when he spoke to media
earlier Thursday.
The Chargers drafted Williams in the first round with the seventh overall pick
in 2017. He had 330 career receptions, 5,104 receiving yards and 32 touchdown
receptions over his career.
Williams helped Clemson win the national championship in 2017 and then decided
to forego his senior year to enter the draft.
The Chargers also signed tackle Ryan Nelson from the UFL.
Nelson started 22 of 28 games for the Michigan Panthers over the last three
years in the UFL, including an appearance in the league's championship game
last year.
Nelson, who is from nearby Buena Park in Orange County, played four seasons at
Virginia.
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