Jamaree Salyer fires back at Jameson Williams bold take on national championship
Prior to the NFL Combine, Jameson Williams had quite a take about the national championship this past season. The next day, former Georgia offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer responded to the former Alabama star in kind.
Williams previously said Alabama would’ve won the game if he hadn’t torn his ACL in the first half. Salyer had a poignant response, giving reporters a six-word answer prior to that bold take.
“Game’s over,” Salyer said, via AL.com’s Mike Rodak. “We scored more points.”
He’s right. Georgia won the game 33-18 after Williams’ injury to secure its first national title in 40 years. But the Bulldogs weren’t the No. 1 team in the country after falling to the Crimson Tide in the SEC championship game — something Salyer also addressed in his media session.
“We had a lot of wasted plays,” Salyer said, via Rodak. “It wasn’t as if they just whooped us.”
Salyer and Williams are back at Lucas Oil Stadium — where they played the national championship — for the NFL Combine this weekend, where they’ll try to improve their draft stock.
Jameson Williams: Alabama should have won national championship over Georgia
When Jameson Williams dropped to the turf at Lucas Oil Stadium during the national championship, the hearts of Alabama fans dropped with him. It makes you wonder what could’ve been if the Crimson Tide star didn’t get hurt in that eventual loss to Georgia.
He certainly had an idea, telling reporters the game would’ve had a different outcome if he didn’t tear his ACL.
“I felt like we would’ve won the game,” Williams said, via AL.com’s Mike Rodak. “Just — things happen, you know.”
Ironically, Williams’ comments came at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis — site of the NFL Combine and that fateful national championship game. He was asked about heading back to the stadium after the injury.
“It had a little memory but it wasn’t pretty much anything,” Williams said, via Rodak. “I just looked at it, like, yeah, it could’ve been different. It is what it is. It happened. You can’t take it back. It was just one of those things that I wish never happened, but it did. I just looked at it as that. When it was all done, I was just ready to attack the rehab and start my phase of getting back, really.”
Williams had a monster year in Alabama’s high-powered offense after transferring from Ohio State. He had 1,572 yards and 15 connections as he helped lead the Crimson Tide to a No. 1 ranking and yet another national title game appearance.