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Calvin Ridley suspended for all of 2022 for betting on games.
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Developing story but something to keep an eye on as Ridley may very well be the tip of an iceberg.
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 You and me heard same thing at same time. Just merge me in
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The league said Ridley's betting took place during a five-day period in November 2021 when he was not with the team while on the non-football illness list.

The NFL said its investigation uncovered no evidence that Ridley used inside information or "that any game was compromised in any way." There also was no evidence that any of the Falcons coaches, staff or Ridley's teammates were aware of his betting activity.


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Developing story but something to keep an eye on as Ridley may very well be the tip of an iceberg.

Have you heard rumblings of other players being investigated?

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Developing story but something to keep an eye on as Ridley may very well be the tip of an iceberg.

Have you heard rumblings of other players being investigated?
No, but it is just strange that a player like Ridley would get caught and be the only one.  More detail in the story now, so maybe he is just an idiot.

Falcons have known this was coming since early February when the league told them about it.
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The biggest risk with normalizing sports betting is this.  I do think it should be legal (hurry up Mass), but we’re probably going to see a few players lose their careers over it.  Gambling addiction is real, and some people who are restricted from betting on sports will almost inevitably cross the line from whatever they currently gamble on (cards, horse racing, etc) to betting on games in the league they participate in.

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Yeah, professional athletes tend to be competitive and/or thrill-seeking people, and that can easily gross over into gambling.

Jordan, Barkley, Pierce, Antoine…. Just a few of the guys who have enjoyed high stakes bets.  It’s pretty easy to see where poker bets could cross over to sports bets.


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Developing story but something to keep an eye on as Ridley may very well be the tip of an iceberg.

Have you heard rumblings of other players being investigated?
No, but it is just strange that a player like Ridley would get caught and be the only one.  More detail in the story now, so maybe he is just an idiot.

Falcons have known this was coming since early February when the league told them about it.

I think the salary of these guys will prevent many guys from making this happen. Even the lowest full time backup lineman makes about a million a year. And remember, this is a minimum of one year it could be longer. If you are a fringe player and do this you will probably never get back in league. There was actually a pretty interesting documentary episode on the arizona state point shaving scandal on netflix for those interested. They got caught just doing that with college kids. (and i think college kids are still a risk for this).

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Developing story but something to keep an eye on as Ridley may very well be the tip of an iceberg.

Have you heard rumblings of other players being investigated?
No, but it is just strange that a player like Ridley would get caught and be the only one.  More detail in the story now, so maybe he is just an idiot.

Falcons have known this was coming since early February when the league told them about it.

I think the salary of these guys will prevent many guys from making this happen. Even the lowest full time backup lineman makes about a million a year. And remember, this is a minimum of one year it could be longer. If you are a fringe player and do this you will probably never get back in league. There was actually a pretty interesting documentary episode on the arizona state point shaving scandal on netflix for those interested. They got caught just doing that with college kids. (and i think college kids are still a risk for this).

We’ll see.  Ridley tweeted that he only bet $1500 and so doesn’t have a gambling problem, but even months later can’t do the calculation that he in fact bet an entire year’s salary and some of his bonus money, and not simply $1500.

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The biggest risk with normalizing sports betting is this.  I do think it should be legal (hurry up Mass), but we’re probably going to see a few players lose their careers over it.  Gambling addiction is real, and some people who are restricted from betting on sports will almost inevitably cross the line from whatever they currently gamble on (cards, horse racing, etc) to betting on games in the league they participate in.
In Australia, where sports gambling is a huge part of sports culture (in a bad way), quite a few players have lost their entire career earnings punting it away at the race track. It's pretty hard to separate young, impressionable athletes from the constant barrage of gambling advertising that surrounds them.
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I understand it from an integrity standpoint but there's irony to the fact when the league has corporate gambling partners and the league's media partners and broadcasting all sorts of gambling content.


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I understand it from an integrity standpoint but there's irony to the fact when the league has corporate gambling partners and the league's media partners and broadcasting all sorts of gambling content.

Yep.  Airing on ESPN right now:  “Daily Wager”


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