Jameson Williams‘ breakout season may be coming to a brief pause. According to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard (and via ESPN’s Adam Schefter), the Lions wide receiver is facing a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s PED policy.
Williams spoke to Woodyard, stating that he’s disappointed with the development and has “no choice but to take it on the chin.”
“I’m in good spirits,” Williams told Woodyard. “[I’m] just ready to get back with the my brothers ASAP soon as possible.”
This is a tough blow for both Williams and the Lions, as the former first-round pick was putting together the strongest season of his career. In six games (four starts), Williams has already established career-highs in receiving yards (361) and touchdowns (three). His 60.2 yards-per-game mark was more than double his 2023 average, and it barely trailed Amon-Ra St. Brown‘s team-leading 66.8 yards per game.
The 12th-overall pick in the 2022 draft, Williams didn’t make his debut until that December while recovering from a torn ACL suffered in college. After finishing his rookie campaign with a single catch (a 41-yard touchdown, no less), Williams got a full offseason ahead of the 2023 campaign. However, the start of his sophomore season was still delayed thanks to a suspension for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. When he returned, he was firmly behind St. Brown and Josh Reynolds on the depth chart.
With Reynolds no longer around in 2024, Williams has stepped up as the team’s WR2. In an offense loaded with talent, Williams has still managed to garner the second-most targets (30) on the squad. Fortunately for the Lions, they should be more than capable of overcoming Williams’ impending suspension. Tim Patrick and/or Kalif Raymond could step up at WR, and tight end Sam LaPorta could see an uptick in targets following a disappointing start to his sophomore campaign.
Damn, really liked how he was playing this year. He was giving it his all um run blocking. And he was adding that desean Jackson effect on offense( 3 targets 2 receptions 75 yards and a td) by taking the top off a defense and adding a speed element to the Ben Johnson play action offense.
That dope really helped him yesterday. 1 catch for -4 yds
Imagine if he was using, might’ve been -12 yards :/
Lol
He had one target on a busted screen. *shrugs*
True. Luckily I was overcome his 1 fantasy point and C Watson’s 1.9 pt to still eeek out the win. Already dropped Watson for Luzard. I’m gonna try to hang on to Williams.
stupid games = stupid prizes
What a terrible human.
You certainly seem to be
He’s twice let his team down due to immaturity and bad decisions.
Someone please explain to him what ASAP stands for. You’re probably going to have to tell him not to say ATM machine either.
I’ll do that as soon as soon as asap
So much for the maturity advancements we heard about this off season.
Can someone explain why the bans for the same infraction, PEDs, can be anywhere from 2 to 6 games?
He’s actually suspended for PES not PED.
As mentioned, he’s suspended for PES (performing enhancing substance as opposed to drug). It means it could be a substance from a stimulant, diuretic, masking agent or anything he ate or drank. He either tested positive for a banned substance, or he simply refused the test. First off, he didn’t take steroids or anything like that, but he did take a substance banned by the NFL, hence the short suspension. For example, it’d be like if the NFL banned drinking coffee and he tested positive for coffee.
Not according to the article (Top paragraph):’…the Lions wide receiver is facing a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s PED policy.’
The article is incorrect. It’s a PES violation, not a PED.
Writers do not need to be accurate, use proper grammar, or present full thoughts. They need only put a few words into an AI engine and spit out a clickbait article.
Sorry if my explanation was a bit rambling. I was in the process of editing and accidentally hit “post comment”.
Did he use the Latin baseball player defense? He didn’t understand what he was taking
It was ringworm cream lol
Or the Pettitte defense of “I did it to help my team”.
It’s hilarious: all the junk that Lions fans have talked about how this guy is going to take their offense into the stratosphere, and instead he’s been hurt, gambled, and taken PES.
Watson didn’t cost the Packers more than a 2nd round pick. He hasn’t been great. But he’s been better than this bum.
Campbell and Holmes talking like Williams is Megatron part 2. This is why people roll their eyes at the Lions.
Nah, we roll our eyes at bitter, miserable people like you. 😀
Well they do currently have the best offense in the NFC….
Do they, though? I urge you to look at points per game again… right now it’s Washington. Followed by you, then Tampa, Minnesota, Green Bay. All within 4 points.
Well Washington does get to play Dallas twice. If Detroit did, they would lead I. Points per game.
He’s just mad Chicago is the worst team in the division now.
That’d be weird, since I’m a Packers fan
What’s weird is being more concerned about how a rival team is perceived than how your own team is doing.
PS: Williams is putting up better stats than Watson in literally every category.
Except being a moron and suspensions? Sure. GB has more weapons. That has a lot to do with it. They actually have WR2 options. Unlike Detroit.
Who is comparing him to Megatron?