Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams spoke to reporters for the first time since the NFL suspended him in April for the first six regular-season games of the 2023 season for betting on non-NFL games while at a league facility.
Williams, who found out about his punishment before the NFL announced it last month, said he was unaware of the rules and shocked by the suspension. The former No. 12 pick in the 2022 NFL draft was part of three other Detroit players at the time who received suspensions for violating the NFL’s gambling policy.
“It hit me out the blue,” Williams said, per ESPN’s Eric Woodyard. “It hit a couple of other players around the league, on my team, out the blue. I wasn’t aware of the situation. After it happened … I was ready to move forward as things moved on and I got the consequences.”
