Jonathan Williams Won't Face NFL Discipline After Being Found Not Guilty of DWI

Buffalo Bills running back Jonathan Williams won't be punished by the NFL after being found not guilty in a recent DWI case. 

Ian Rapoport‏ of the NFL Network reported Thursday the league informed Williams he isn't going to face discipline under the substance-abuse policy.

The 23-year-old University of Arkansas product was found not guilty in early June after being arrested in July 2016 on suspicion of drunk driving, per TMZ Sports. His attorney, Shane Wilkinson, said the running back was ready to move on from the incident.

"The prosecution simply didn't have enough evidence to prove he was intoxicated," he said. "Jonathan is a good person and he is glad this is behind him so he can concentrate on his family and football."

Williams is expected to take on a much larger role in the Buffalo backfield in 2017. He'll have an opportunity to take over as the chief reserve to starter LeSean McCoy with a strong performance during training camp and the preseason after the departure of Mike Gillislee.

Chris Brown of the Bills' official website passed along comments the rusher made about his potentially new role back in April.

"I've always just tried to make the best of what I get. Each carry I get I'm going to go 100 percent," Williams said. "I'm behind a guy that's probably a future Hall of Famer. He's still somebody I can learn a lot from. I'm in just my second year and I'm young. I have goals to be a starting running back and be that go to guy, but right now I'm still learning. I'm following the process. I'm working as hard as I can every day to increase my role and hopefully it will happen."

He'll face competition for playing time from the likes of Mike Tolbert, Joe Banyard and Cedric O'Neal once camp gets underway next month. Williams is the clear favorite for the backup role, though.