Overview
- Williams was penalized for head-butting Buccaneers tight end Cade Otton during an end-zone skirmish late in the third quarter.
- Officials enforced unnecessary roughness for an automatic first down and half the distance, and Tampa Bay scored on the next play.
- The $46,371 sanction ranks among the week’s largest fines and was reported as more than double any other Week Five penalty.
- The discipline was publicized Saturday by NFL reporter Tom Pelissero, who shared video of the flagged play.
- Field Gulls notes it is Williams’ fourth fine since 2024, following previous unnecessary roughness and facemask infractions, and no appeal has been reported.