Roy Williams story about not lifting weights is bogus

There was a recent report that Roy Williams is lifting weights in Dallas for the first time in his career. This angered Lions fans who were being told that he essentially didn’t try in Detroit. Tom Kowalski (who knows everything about the Lions) of MLive.com says it’s not true:

Don’t buy the hype about Roy Williams never lifting weights in Detroit. There was a recent story about Williams, the former Detroit Lions receiver, re-dedicating himself in Dallas by actually hitting the weight room – something he allegedly never did in Allen Park.

Since the media isn’t allowed access to the weight room, I asked several people in the Lions organization on Tuesday about Williams and the story and the answers came back fairly uniform. First, Williams wasn’t the hardest working guy in the locker room (this is hardly shocking news), but he did take part in the lifting program. Did the trainers have to get on his butt to do it sometimes? Yes, but he did it.

So, the story has merit because if Williams is hitting the weight room voluntarily and with vigor, then he HAS made some adjustments that are worth noting. Williams, though, thinks it’s all much ado about nothing.

In response to a text I sent him last night, Williams said: “I lifted in Detroit sometimes during the season, mostly in the off-season. I’m just doing the same here in Dallas — just more free weights instead of the machines I’ve been used to. My body has always been the way it’s been and I give props to MadDog at the University of Texas. Now I know I have to get a little stronger. I’m doing what I need to do to prepare for a great season being the go-to guy in Dallas.”