The Rams left tackle appealed his punishment for punching Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb after Monday night's loss, and the NFL knocked a game off.
Alaric Jackson will only have to sit out one game instead of two. The NFL had suspended the Rams left tackle after he punched Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb following Monday night's game between the two teams, but an appeal has trimmed the penalty in half.
The original two-game ban would have kept Jackson out for the Week 6 home game against the Cardinals and the Week 7 road trip to face the Raiders. Rams coach Sean McVay had confirmed Jackson planned to appeal after the suspension was handed down, and that appeal worked out in the lineman's favor.
Jackson still has to serve time away from the team for the incident, but losing one game instead of two is a real difference for a Rams offensive line that would rather not be shuffling parts any longer than necessary. The specifics of which game he will now miss were not immediately detailed.