They considered giving it another week, but in the end, Jameson Williams looked too good to ignore.
Williams, the Detroit Lions rookie receiver, will make his NFL debut Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars after the Lions activated him from the nonfootball injury list Saturday.
Williams has not played since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Jan. 10 in his final college game at Alabama.
He was cleared to practice last week, when the Lions held three days of walk-throughs before their Thanksgiving loss to the Buffalo Bills, took part in his first full practice Wednesday and handled "a pretty good load of" scout-team work Thursday.