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Eric WoodyardESPN
DETROIT — Lions rookie receiver Jameson Williams will not be out there for a minimum of the primary 4 weeks of the 2022 season.
The staff introduced it has positioned Williams on the reserve/non-football damage checklist because it trims right down to the 80-player restrict by the Tuesday deadline. Gamers on the reserve/NFI checklist don’t rely in opposition to the restrict.
By rule, Williams, who was chosen twelfth general by the Lions within the 2022 draft, cannot be activated till after the fourth regular-season sport.
Williams is constant to get better from a torn ACL, which he suffered in January throughout the nationwide championship sport for Alabama. The Lions employees is monitoring his development at a gradual tempo. Though he hasn’t been a bodily participant, Williams has been on the Allen Park observe facility all through coaching camp, collaborating in conferences.
He additionally made the journey Indianapolis for the Lions’ joint practices with the Colts in addition to the second preseason sport in opposition to Indianapolis.
“I believe we get somewhat extra hands-on with him,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell mentioned of Williams touring with the staff to Indianapolis. “It retains him engaged within the soccer, within the conferences. We get somewhat extra hands-on with the rehab, after which he will get to remain engaged on this atmosphere. I imply, it is a completely different atmosphere and I believe any and all of these items is nice for him. For someone that is younger and studying what it must be or what it must appear to be, that is good.”
He will put on No. 9 for the Lions.
In different strikes Tuesday, the Lions launched linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton and positioned fullback Jason Cabinda (ankle) and defensive linemen Romeo Okwara (Achilles) and Josh Paschal (sports activities hernia) on the reserve/bodily unable to carry out checklist. All three gamers on the reserve/PUP checklist will even should miss a minimum of the primary 4 video games of the season.
