Calvin Ridley suspended for betting on NFL games

[dogberry]

Can players join fantasy leagues?

Girlfriend bet for him?

 

[Kingofholland]

Ugh. Just a year ago it looked like they had a scary trio of Jones, Ridley and Pitts.

Amari is available! Atlanta make the call.

 

[lostar2009]

Question is what kind of bets?

 

[cowboyec]

i'm waiting to hear about those refs from our turkey day game vs vegas.

 

[cowboyec]

i wanted him in that draft.

 

[tyke1doe]

Looks like we've got us a trade partna!

 

[tyke1doe]

On the bright side, if Amari isn't here, we likely pick Ridley. Shrug.

 

[Risen Star]

I stand with Ridley. Change the rule to you can't bet against your own team.

 

[John813]

Hopefully his counter is that he used the NFL's sponsored gambling app. lol

 

[Avery]

Dude is action packed with issues.

 

[MarcusRock]

The NFL needs to look into any refs gambling on games. Especially ones they work.

So a player doing something automatically means a ref must be doing it, eh? Guess when Collins bribed the drug tester it mean refs were also bribing coaches and making calls accordingly. Oh, the conspiracy crew. They never disappoint. Lol.

 

[SlammedZero]

Yep. He's now ineligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

You got a genuine LOL from me on this one.

 

[Flamma]

so betting on a few games cost him 11 million??
not too bright is he
probably did it on his phone . and his real name etc.
If he wanted to bet the thing to do is pay someone to place the bets for him.

I dont really see the problem in players betting , as long as it is not games they are involved in.

I'm not sure he lost 11M. I think they just pushed it forward 1 year.

 

[Flamma]

I feel bad for Ridley. Yeah, it's against the rules and it looks bad but what's the harm in laying on your couch and betting the Steelers, Vikings, and Titans all cover this week?

He's now lost a fortune for it.

Nothing wrong with it. I think they just don't want to let it get to the point where a player becomes desperate and starts betting on games that they are directly involved.

 

[starfrombirth]

Why not life like Pete Rose???

 

[Risen Star]

Why not life like Pete Rose???

Well probably many reasons. Rose was doing it for years including his own games. He also refused to admit it.

This seems like an isolated incident with a guy who has confessed that he messed up.

 

[Calvin2Tony2Emmitt2Julius]

What a waste of talent. Dude is legit. He's probably better than Lamb.

You are soooo predictable. Any player is better than Cowboys player.

That's just how you roll

 

[Clove]

Millions aren’t enough for some people. Their fragile egos want more more more.

 

[dcstar]

So that's the personal issues he was dealing with.........can anyone say, Art Schlicher. Few young fans may have never heard of him but the dude has major gambling issues.

And was a legit NFL QB. He had all the talent but one will never know what a 10-12 year career would've looked like.

Go Cowboys!

 

[links18]

Ugh. Just a year ago it looked like they had a scary trio of Jones, Ridley and Pitts.

So they'll overpay in a trade for Cooper and then give a stratospheric contract?