As a result of gambling policy changes, Titans’ OT Nick Petit-Frere and Lions’ WR Jameson Williams will be reinstated effective on Monday. They each had served four game suspensions for violations of the league’s gambling policy.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 29, 2023
It looks like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have another problem to deal with when the Detroit Lions come to town in Week 6.
The Bucs were already going to have a tough time against the 3-1 Lions when they played them at home on Oct. 15, but the task of beating them potentially got a bit harder on Friday. The National Football League announced a revamped policy on gambling punishments on Friday, and because of this, Detroit wide receiver Jameson Williams had his suspension reduced from six games down to four games.
This means that Williams, who was initially set to miss the Lions’ game against the Bucs in Week 6, will now not only play against Tampa Bay, but he’ll have a game before that to get back in the swing of things — he’s set to play against the Carolina Panthers in Week 5 with his suspension ended. The Bucs got unlucky with being the first opponent back for Saints running back Alvin Kamara in Week 4, and now it seems like they’ll have to face Williams when it didn’t seem like that was going to be the case.
Last year, Williams was hampered by injury and only played in six games, where he caught just one pass for a 41-yard touchdown in the regular season.