Falcons WR Calvin Ridley Suspended For 2022 Season!
Yes it’s happening! Falcons WR Calvin Ridley is suspended for the 2022 season for betting on NFL Games…
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CelebnSports247.com reports that Ridley left the Falcons in the middle of the season citing mental health issues.
Now, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today suspended Calvin Ridley of the Atlanta Falcons indefinitely through at least the conclusion of the 2022 season for betting on NFL games in the 2021 season.
The activity took place during a five-day period in late November 2021 while Ridley was not with the team and was away from the club’s facility on the non-football illness list.
A league investigation uncovered no evidence indicating any inside information was used or that any game was compromised in any way. Nor was there evidence suggesting any awareness by coaches, staff, teammates, or other players of his betting activity.
The NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Responds with This Statement:
In a letter to Ridley notifying him of his suspension, Commissioner Goodell wrote:
There is nothing more fundamental to the NFL’s success – and to the reputation of everyone associated with our league – than upholding the integrity of the game. This is the responsibility of every player, coach, owner, game official, and anyone else employed in the league. Your actions put the integrity of the game at risk, threatened to damage public confidence in professional football, and potentially undermined the reputations of your fellow players throughout the NFL.
For decades, gambling on NFL games has been considered among the most significant violations of league policy warranting the most substantial sanction. In your case, I acknowledge and commend you for your promptly reporting for an interview, and for admitting your actions.
Calvin Ridley posted a petition for reinstatement:
Ridley may petition for reinstatement on or after February 15, 2023. Pursuant to the NFL-NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement, he may appeal his suspension by filing notice within three days.
Ridley likely will appeal the verdict, but the streets are saying that the NFL caught him in 4k betting on games and have 100% solid evidence that he did it.
The NFL determined that Calvin Riley made legal parlay bets on his phone while in Florida, source says, including some involving the Falcons. He bet on the Falcons, not against them, according to that source.
Ridley placed three parlays (3-, 5- and 8-teams) and bet on the Falcons to win. All of the bets were placed between Nov. 23-28 — the Falcons beat Jacksonville on Nov. 28. All of the bets were via a mobile app in Florida.
