Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams reportedly facing two-game suspension
(CBS DETROIT) - Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is reportedly facing a two-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy.
The suspension was first reported by ESPN. It is unknown what substance Williams used.
Williams was previously suspended for six games in 2023 for violating the NFL's gambling policy and betting on a non-football sport in the workplace. However, the league and the NFL Players Association reduced the suspension for a first offense, thus allowing him to be reinstated early.
Head coach Dan Campbell briefly discussed the suspension Tuesday morning on 97.1 The Ticket, saying, "All I can tell you is we're prepared to not have him, and we'll be fine."
"That's why we got Leaf (Kalif Raymond) and St. Brown and LaPorta and TP (Tim Patrick) and Allen Robinson, among other things, with David Montgomery, Gobbs, so we'll be fine. We'll move on. When this thing comes down, if it does, when it comes down, we'll be fine," Campbell told the radio station.
Williams was selected 12th overall pick by the Lions in the 2022 NFL draft. So far in the 2024 season, he has 17 receptions, 361 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The Lions, which are No. 1 in the NFC North, currently have a 5-1 record this season after back-to-back wins against the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings.
The team will take on the Tennesee Titans (1-5) on Sunday, followed by the Green Bay Packers (5-2).