NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the moment suspended Calvin Ridley of the Atlanta Falcons indefinitely via a minimum of the conclusion of the 2022 season for betting on NFL video games within the 2021 season. The exercise occurred throughout a five-day interval in late November 2021 whereas Ridley was not with the staff and was away from the membership’s facility on the non-football sickness record.
A league investigation uncovered no proof indicating any inside info was used or that any recreation was compromised in any manner. Nor was there proof suggesting any consciousness by coaches, employees, teammates, or different gamers of his betting exercise.
In a letter to Ridley notifying him of his suspension, Commissioner Goodell wrote:
“There may be nothing extra basic to the NFL’s success – and to the status of everybody related to our league – than upholding the integrity of the sport. That is the duty of each participant, coach, proprietor, recreation official, and anybody else employed within the league. Your actions put the integrity of the sport in danger, threatened to break public confidence in skilled soccer, and probably undermined the reputations of your fellow gamers all through the NFL.
“For many years, playing on NFL video games has been thought-about among the many most vital violations of league coverage warranting essentially the most substantial sanction. In your case, I acknowledge and commend you in your promptly reporting for an interview, and for admitting your actions.”
Ridley could petition for reinstatement on or after February 15, 2023. Pursuant to the NFL-NFLPA Collective Bargaining Settlement, he could attraction his suspension by submitting discover inside three days.
