What Jameson Williams has to do in 2025 to get the bag from the Lions, it likely has to be a lot

For Williams, there's going to be multiple obstacles to hurdle in 2025 if he wants that bag. It won't be as simple as just having a 1,000-yard season. Here are the obstacles: 

Go over 1,000

If you want to show the Lions that they absolutely can't live without you, you can't simply reach 1,000 yards, you have to go over. But you don't have to go too much over. 1,100 yards is still pretty good. That would have been 15th in the league last year. 

With Amon-Ra st. Brown being the preferred option and Isaac TeSlaa coming along to get some targets, it's going to be hard to get much more than that and that's ok. 1,000 or less is a problem, though. 

Touchdowns are important and you want him to get those, but racking up yards and getting the team in position is also incredibly important. 

Stay Healthy

Outside of a hamstring injury in camp in 2023 and an ankle injury that bugged him a little early last season, there hasn't been much of an injury history for Williams in the NFL. Keep it that way, and big things will happen. 

No More Drama

It does not get any bigger than this one right here. There can't be a third suspension for Williams. There can't be any police stuff or anything like that. No off-field drama whatsoever, and he's a rich man in Detroit. 

There can't be any on-field drama either. That means no picking up taunting penalties, and the touchdown celebrations have to be a little cleaner. I know that's nerdy as hell, but the league made it very clear at the league meetings that they will be cracking down on any celebrations they deem to be violent or obscene. 

While it was hilarious when it happened, the league does not want Williams humping the field after touchdowns anymore.

If Williams can do all this, which is a lot, but not hard to do, he's going to get the bag from Detroit after 2025 and not after 2026. Because if he does this stuff, it'll make it impossible to say no to him.