Rams LT Alaric Jackson Gets Suspension Halved After Successful Appeal
Jeremy Fowler reported the reduction via @NFLfootballinfo.
The NFL's disciplinary wheel of fortune has officially landed on a discount for the .
Starting left tackle Alaric Jackson just had his two-game suspension chopped in half, according to a report from ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
Getting a suspension reduced by the league office is usually like trying to successfully argue with a parking meter, but Jackson actually pulled it off. Derrick Brooks, acting as the jointly appointed appeals officer for the NFL and NFLPA, heard the case Tuesday afternoon and decided one game was plenty.
The timing could not be better for . The Rams are coming off a brutal 37-34 shootout loss to the , a game where keeping the pocket clean felt like a full-time job with mandatory overtime.
Getting your starting blindside protector back a week early is a massive swing for a team trying to keep its offense on schedule. Betting lines rarely shift dramatically for offensive linemen, but the gap between a starting left tackle and a backup is often the difference between a covered spread and a drive-killing strip-sack.
Jackson will serve his single game and immediately return to the active roster. For a squad desperate to bounce back from that loss, getting their offensive line anchor back in the mix is the exact kind of break they needed.