The entire concept behind quarantining mostly revolves around remaining indoors and away from the general public. For New York Giants’ defensive lineman Leonard Williams, spearfishing and going on other wild adventures in life seems to be the new norm.
Williams has spent his days traveling and secluding himself from the general public, and this time around, he posted videos of him and a few friends spearfishing and making tacos.
Leonard Williams has the coolest friggen life.
Dude just goes on the boat, spear fishes (and then makes fish tacos), chills on the beach in his beastly house, skurfs, & goes to aquariums. pic.twitter.com/0vKNBSokGy
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) June 16, 2020
Williams recently signed a $16 million deal on the franchise tag for the 2020 season. In 2019, Giants’ general manager Dave Gettleman traded with the New York Jets to acquire Williams. In return, he gave up a third and later round pick.
In eight games for the Giants, he posted 0.5 sacks, 26 combined tackles, two tackles for loss, and 11 quarterback hits. His numbers improved after changing locker rooms at MetLife Stadium, but his production was still quiet for the talent he contains.
The New York Giants are trying to bring out the best in Leonard Williams:
The Giants are attempting to extrapolate on his skill set and hopefully bring the best out of the young interior defender. Williams draws double teams frequently, but pairing him with Dalvin Tomlinson and Dexter Lawrence should give him more opportunity to face solo blockers. If he can improve in the sack category, Gettleman will look like a genius, otherwise, he would have forfeited draft capital that could have become a serviceable starter.
Considering the Giants are still in the midst of a rebuild, placing the franchise tag on Williams is justifiable. If he performs well in 2020, they can extend him to a multi-year deal that will keep him in blue for the next three seasons, at least. New management seems to be focused on three-year contracts, front-loading deals, and having an escape route in year three with low dead cap.
I believe we haven’t seen all of Williams’ talent at this point; the primary issue is Gettleman didn’t improve the outside linebacker unit, meaning other teams won’t have to compensate for an elite pass rusher. This could ultimately hurt Williams’ production moving forward — double teams will remain a factor, which is a positive and its own right.
In the meantime, Williams seems happy traveling and doing exotic things to pass the time until football returns to normalcy.