Quincy Williams, Quinnen’s brother, seeking to attain ‘501’ degree for Jets

After having one in every of his greatest seasons in 2022, Quincy Williams has put that behind him and has new targets for the upcoming 12 months: discovering consistency and constructing to go coach Robert Saleh’s termed “501” graduate degree of soccer.

In his second season, the skin linebacker began every of the 15 video games he performed and racked up three sacks, 106 tackles and 6 quarterback hits.

However “final 12 months is final 12 months,” Williams mentioned at coaching camp Wednesday.

“Now it’s taking it to that 501-type factor as an alternative of simply harping on, I made the play final season. So, 501 is my factor this 12 months.”

It’s not a troublesome mindset to have, he famous when surrounded by a 10-time Professional Bowler and future Corridor of Famer in Aaron Rodgers — who constantly counters Williams and the protection in follow.

“That is one of the best camp I’ve been part of this 12 months, and that’s simply because in our minds we now have the primary protection and primary offense going towards one another each single day.” he mentioned. “Each single follow is sort of a sport, and [Rodgers is] placing us in game-type conditions.”

Final season Williams’ variety of tackles in every sport fluctuated, with excessive outliers of 14 and three, however he believes treating every follow as a sport will assist him be extra constant in his third season, after re-signing in the offseason on a three-year contract worth $18 million with $9 million in assured cash.

“Simply having that mindset coming to follow daily, let me take it on sport day, it’s straightforward to me as a result of I’ve been doing it at follow, I’ve been doing it at camp the entire time,” he mentioned.

An additional benefit this 12 months is having his brother alongside him as soon as once more after Quinnen Williams signed a four-year, $96 million extension on the primary day of coaching camp.

The defensive lineman additionally had his greatest season in 2022, turning into a Professional Bowler after posting 12 sacks, two pressured fumbles, and 55 complete tackles.

“Our dream was taking part in on the identical staff with one another once we had been youthful, and [Quinnen] simply advised me, ‘The dream continues.’ And I thought of it and I used to be like, ‘Oh yeah, it’s go-time now,’ ” Quincy mentioned.

“OTAs was form of lonely, coming into the locker room and never seeing him and stuff. I advised him that each single day after which come coaching camp, you’ll know we brothers, we get within the locker room speaking and stuff. Lockers proper subsequent to one another. So, it’s a fantastic feeling.”