He knew it could happen but Leonard Williams admitted he was “a little bit shocked’’ when he heard the Jets — the team that made him the sixth pick in the 2015 NFL Draft — sent him to the Giants.
“I still was a little bit shocked because I got drafted there,” Williams said Tuesday as the trade became official. “I know we have a new GM [Joe Douglas], so I knew it was still a possibility. Mentally, I was still preparing myself, but I didn’t know if it was going to happen or not. I also didn’t know it would happen with the Giants.