Calvin Ridley
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Uh oh.
Ridley bet over a five-day period last November while recovering from an illness.
The offense is not as egregious as it could have been.
But it's still a black eye for the league.
Wonder if Ridley bet while he was playing at Alabama?
The offense is not as egregious as it could have been.
But it's still a black eye for the league.
Wonder if Ridley bet while he was playing at Alabama?
Of course, Calvin Ridley cannot bet on NFL games, per the collective bargaining agreement.
Is Ridley allowed to make a legal wager on college football?
Is Ridley allowed to make a legal wager on college football?
The NFL will use Ridley as both a precedent and a teaching moment.
Harsh punishment but the league's hands are tied.
#ProtectTheShield
jimmythegreek
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Why not? JK you got some funds to book the Pete Rose of the NFL's bets.
Black Bettors Matter
I'd like to see some leniency here.
In this case, Ridley should be allowed to plead ignorance.
Make a positive example out of Ridley, not a negative one.
In this case, Ridley should be allowed to plead ignorance.
Make a positive example out of Ridley, not a negative one.
Don Quixote
EOG Enthusiast
That is so true...
The new USFL should release a statement today that its players are able to wager on their football games but only if they wager on their teams to win the game.
That’s what the roulette dealers say.
In the 2019 NFL season, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Josh Shaw was suspended 21 games for gambling on NFL games in Las Vegas.
Shaw was on injured reserve at the time and placed legal sports book wagers in Las Vegas, including a halftime wager AGAINST his own team.
The league threw the book at him.
Yikes!
Shaw was on injured reserve at the time and placed legal sports book wagers in Las Vegas, including a halftime wager AGAINST his own team.
The league threw the book at him.
Yikes!
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Shaw went to the University of Florida in 2010 before transferring to USC in 2012.
He was a fourth-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015.
He was a fourth-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015.
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Paul Horning and Alex Karras are smiling down on us….
Almost Allright
GO Bucks!!!
Rumor has it Ridley sent a tout $9
Murphy’s Best
EOG Dedicated
God damn Fezzik! Taking that poor guys $9…
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Rail spent his nine bucks on a Griner blow up doll….
boston massacre
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11 Million Dollar Salary.
Betting $100.00 Parlays.
With A Monitored Wagering Account , In His Own Name.
A Strictly Forbidden Employment Violation.
A Real Fvcking Moron.
Just Like Henry Ruggs.
Betting $100.00 Parlays.
With A Monitored Wagering Account , In His Own Name.
A Strictly Forbidden Employment Violation.
A Real Fvcking Moron.
Just Like Henry Ruggs.
A company called Genius Sports blew the whistle on Calvin Ridley.
The NFL hired the organization about 11 months ago to provide comprehensive integrity services to monitor betting.
Big Brother is watching you.
The NFL hired the organization about 11 months ago to provide comprehensive integrity services to monitor betting.
Big Brother is watching you.
louisvillekid
EOG Dedicated
Just absolutely ridiculous. Especially hearing that it wasn't betting on or against his team on a single wager. Nor was it him betting on or against himself on props.
A couple of 8 team parlays? Really? He was basically playing the lotto with some pocket change just for zhitz-n-giggles.
A couple of 8 team parlays? Really? He was basically playing the lotto with some pocket change just for zhitz-n-giggles.
Calvin Ridley can bet on any sport except the NFL, as I understand the rules.
pro analyser
EOG Dedicated
CALVIN RIDLEY AFTER BETTING AGAINST THE FALCOLNS
How about this compromise:
Call it the "Calvin Ridley Rule" and issue a zero-tolerance policy moving forward.
Ban Ridley from competing for four games without pay, that comes to about a $2.5 million punishment, and send a message that the next player who makes the mistake of gambling on NFL games will face a one-year banishment with no chance for leniency.
Seems like Ridley is getting punished for the NFL's need/greed to profit from sports betting and the explosion in popularity the activity has experienced since the legalization era started in 2018.
Call it the "Calvin Ridley Rule" and issue a zero-tolerance policy moving forward.
Ban Ridley from competing for four games without pay, that comes to about a $2.5 million punishment, and send a message that the next player who makes the mistake of gambling on NFL games will face a one-year banishment with no chance for leniency.
Seems like Ridley is getting punished for the NFL's need/greed to profit from sports betting and the explosion in popularity the activity has experienced since the legalization era started in 2018.
pro analyser
EOG Dedicated
Ridley got inside info from Dr Longhair and the falcoln.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
I expect the gambling community to stand up for him, but why? Did the sportsbook turn him in? It’s in everyone’s best interest that these games are on the up and up, what he did is similar to insider trading. I’m sure there are others out there in the sports world betting. He made his choice, and it cost him a lot of money.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Why give Ridley a 4 game suspension when a year suspension didn’t deter him?
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Tip of the iceberg….numerous athletes wager through others…happens in all sports…..
jimmythegreek
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Alan Harper ponzi scheme
NFL players are allowed to gamble on every sport except the NFL.
I like that rule.
I like that rule.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
The first is a criminal case, so it is different.Raven rb Rice got two games for knocking the crap out of his wife in a elevator.
Ridley misses a whole season for gambling!?
Amazing how important the integrity of the game is now with these big book deals, human life, not so much
Agree with LOUISVILLEKID.
And I begrudgingly disagree with FAIRWARNING whose opinion I respect.
Plus, this whole legal sports betting phenomenon is in its infant stages.
There's a big difference between innocently betting $1,500 on parlays while you're away from football and serving as an insider to a seven-figure betting coup while an active player.
There's no nuance in the penalty.