Jordan Williams-Lambert

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Jordan Williams-Lambert
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-09) May 9, 1994 (age 29)
Chicago, Illinois
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Indianapolis (IN) North Central
College: Ball State
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Career CFL statistics
Games played:24
Receptions:81
Receiving yards:973
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  CFL.ca

Jordan Williams-Lambert (born May 9, 1994) is a gridiron football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Ball State where he was chosen for an All-MAC pick and selection. [1]

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College career

During his college season, Williams-Lambert was chosen as a third-team All-MAC pick for the Ball State Cardinals in 2013 where he averaged 200 receptions for 2,723 yards for a 13.6 average in the rest of his career. Before he entered the 2015 NFL Draft, he was ranked fourth for most receptions and receiving yards for 24 TDs'. [2]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Williams-Lambert signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016. [3] He was waived by the Saints on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [4] [5] After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Williams-Lambert signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 2, 2017. [6]

On August 9, 2017, Williams-Lambert was waived by the Saints and placed on injured reserve. [7] He was released on August 11, 2017.

Saskatchewan Roughriders (first stint)

Williams-Lambert signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in time for the 2018 season. He played in 16 games for the Riders catching 62 passes for 764 yards with 4 touchdowns. On December 21, 2018, the Riders allowed Williams-Lambert to work out for NFL teams. [8]

Chicago Bears

On January 18, 2019, Williams-Lambert signed a reserve/future contract with the Chicago Bears. [9] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [10]

Saskatchewan Roughriders (second stint)

On September 4, 2019, Williams-Lambert was added back to the roster of the Roughriders. [11] As part of his Memorandum of Agreement with the Riders, the CFL and the CFLPA in the event he was released by the Bears his right would automatically transfer back to the Riders. [12] On September 10, 2019 Williams-Lambert and the Riders officially agreed on a contract extension, keeping him with the club through the 2020 season. [13] He signed a one-year contract extension with the team on January 20, 2021. [14] However, he played in only four games where he had 14 catches for 152 yards. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022. [15]

Calgary Stampeders

On February 16, 2022, it was announced that Williams-Lambert had signed with the Calgary Stampeders. [16] On May 29, 2022, the Stampeders released him following the first pre-season game. [17]

Statistics

Receiving Regular season Playoffs
YearTeamGamesRec.YardsAvgLongTDGamesRec.YardsAvgLongTD
2018 SSK 166276412.33941111.010
CFL totals166276412.33941111.010

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  2. ↑ "New Orleans Saints: Jordan Williams-Lambert" . Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Saints Add 19 Undrafted Free Agents". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ Hendriz, John J. (September 3, 2016). "New Orleans Saints roster cuts: Live updates for Saturday". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
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  7. ↑ "Saints Waive/Injured WR Jordan Williams, Sign WR De'Quan Hampton". NFLTradeRumors.com. August 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ TSN ca Staff (December 21, 2018). "Williams-Lambert allowed to workout for NFL teams - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
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  10. ↑ Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2019). "Chicago Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
  11. ↑ "CFL Transactions". cfl.ca. September 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Riders await decision from Williams-Lambert on potential return". CFL.ca. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
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  15. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Stampeders sign WR Jordan Williams-Lambert". CFL.ca. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Stamps drop six from roster". Calgary Stampeders. May 29, 2022.
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