Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams faces a new challenge: Successful handling

“The difference between a good player and a great player is consistency. So, great Game 1, let's see how Game 2 goes and so on and so forth.”

Positive attention is nothing new for Williams, who shined in his only season at Alabama in 2021, catching 79 passes for 1,572 yards and 15 touchdowns and helping lead the Crimson Tide to the national championship game, where he suffered a torn ACL.

“He knows how to handle success,” Johnson said. “He knows how to handle winning. I'm sure he was fired up. I know he talked in the locker room about the type of game and the impact he had. (But) since we got back to work yesterday and focused on Tampa, he's really changed and now he's thinking about the next thing.”

Williams says his approach to outside noise isn't changing: “I really don't pay attention to that,” he said. “I don't really pay attention to anything that's not happening outside of this building or my house. I don't really pay attention to what people have to say about me.”