(03-07-2022, 07:01 PM)I am Yoda Wrote: This suspension is as bogus as it comes. He was not with the team. He had no insider information (according to NFLN). He could have no effect on the outcomes of the games upon which he bet. This is NOT an integrity of the game issue.
The NFL's hypocrisy knows no bounds. They make money hand over fist with their relationships to gambling. And they have the audacity to take this action against a player?? And one suffering from mental illness, no less?? I'd love for a really good team of lawyers and a Capitol Hill PR firm to get hold of this. Would LOVE to see Goodell and Co. get drained for millions and millions.
It's a fairly simple request if the league prohibits gambling on their sport. Bet on hoop, or horsey, or punchyface. Build a fantasy team, whatever.
If your employer is paying you 8 figures and says "Don't do [thing]", if you like making 8 figures, get this, YOU DON'T DO [THING].
There's things I'm not allowed to do while off the clock, even though they may be perfectly legal for every other person in my town to do. It's part of the agreement we entered into when they agreed to pay me for work I perform, and I agreed to do work in exchange for salary.
Just because I take a week's vacation, get sent home because the building is fumigated or even on leave as a disciplinary measure, I am still bound by that agreement. Ridley was on leave, so to speak, and was still a member of the NFLPA and an employee of an NFL franchise. He was bound to their rules, whether you think it's bogus or not.
He's admitted to doing the same, and if the league gives him a pass, that means any guy on IR, FMLA, bereavement or any other excuse not to be in the building could cite the same exclusions to their policy.
I don't like that the league (any of them) is in cahoots with sportsbooks. Between that and NIL money, there is way too much opportunity to sway games in the name of profit, personal interest, or as a means to satisfy a debt. It's a bad look, and if he broke a rule, he deserves to pay a consequence for it. Period.
(03-07-2022, 08:31 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I'm kinda glad this happened. I didn't want to risk any chance we'd trade for someone with mental issues, because what if he returned and decided he should have stayed away? We'd be losing draft picks for nothing. Besides, this just shows what a moron this guy is. The NFL warns players over and over not to bet on sports, especially football. It's like the "forbidden fruit." They view this misdeed as "the ultimate sin," yet this millionaire player does it anyway and for what? A measly $1500? Really? This guy is about as stupid as they come. Hasn't he ever heard of Pete Rose? Athletes can't bet on sports, period! It doesn't matter if you agree with the rule or not. It's still a rule and he knew it, yet he did it anyway. I don't feel sorry for him at all. I feel sorry for the Falcons. They were counting on an influx of draft picks when they traded him and now that is gone. They have to totally change up their offseason plans.
So you saw that he was betting on the Failcons too?
(03-08-2022, 04:24 AM)baggnsaggnbarry Wrote: (03-08-2022, 03:37 AM)Jag88 Wrote: Yeah cant gamble on the sport you play in. It's doesnt look right.
Meanwhile tons of players are involved in fantasy football...
You think guys like John Lynch, Adrian Wilson, Ozzie Newsome got high-ranking front office positions just because they played football well? I imagine their fantasy teams were unbeatable.
