The NFL on Friday suspended three players for at least the entire 2023 season for betting on league games, while two others received six-game penalties for betting on the outcome of college games from facilities owned by their team.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety CJ Moore, along with Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney, will be sidelined indefinitely, but at least for now. next campaign. They bet on games held in 2022 and will have to submit a request to return to competition in 2024.
For their part, receivers Jameson Williams and Stanley Berryhill, also of the Lions, were punished for six clashes, even though they did not bet on NFL games. On the other hand, the Goodell circuit prohibits the use of its equipment and that of the formations to bet on any sporting event. Both athletes will be able to participate in off-season activities, including preparatory duels.
Visibly unimpressed by the behavior of Cephus and Moore, the Detroit club released them during the day.
In 2022, the league similarly punished Stevan Ridley of the Atlanta Falcons, who bet on matches the previous year. In major league baseball, the case of Pete Rose remains one of the most famous in North American sport. The former Cincinnati Reds manager and player was banned for life from his sport in 1989 for betting on games.