The retirement of Williams, who will turn 31 years old in October, leaves a sizable void in the Chargers wide receiver room. The 6-foot-4 wide receiver was expected to provide a big-bodied target on the outside for Justin Herbert, something the Bolts offense was missing for parts of the 2024 season.

For the first four years of Justin Herbert’s career, Mike Williams was a pillar of the Chargers’ receiving corps.