2022 Commanders off season thread part 1

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by FrenchSkin

Calvin Ridley suspended indefinitely, at least 1 season, for betting on NFL games when he was ill during the 2021 season, says he bet 1500$.

Curious what do you guys make of this one? Seems a rather harsh punishment but I do understand that they have to make a statement about how they are protecting the integrity of the game.

Where I think there's some sort of misunderstanding is when people compare it to other suspension for, ie, domestic violence. Don't get me wrong, hitting a women is way worse than betting on a game. But the NFL is neither a justice court, nor a moral institution. It's a business trying to sell a product. So while sometimes they have to take moral stances to ease their consumers, a guy hitting his girlfriend doesn't directly impact their product. NFL players betting on games could. And with more and more people on the internet thinking the game is rigged, they can't afford to add any fuel to it.

I think it’s serious and a bit harsh. I dunno, when I look at Stephen Ross and Synder getting away with their shit and Ridley gets the hammer?

I mean the NFL didn’t shy away from the slow legalization of sports betting, they pursued deals which made them partners and of course will make the league millions.