Just like that, Williams’ two-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy is over. He missed wins over the Titans and Packers and returns for one of Detroit’s biggest games remaining vs. the Texans. It’s been a bit of an odd two weeks.

The Detroit Lions have already given their first assignment to newly acquired defensive end Za'Darius Smith. After making the deal to add the veteran, coach Dan Campbell said Smith will be tasked with taking the next two days to refresh before reporting to the team's Allen Park facility on Friday.

Schefter said the Lions and Browns have been going “back and forth … for weeks” after a season-ending injury to top-end edge rusher and Defensive Player of the Year front-runner Aidan Hutchinson, and that it was actually the Browns who initiated talks.