![]() ![]() ![]() Moore and Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney were suspended through at least the 2023 season for betting on NFL games last season. Lions receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. The NFL suspended five players last week for violating the league’s gambling policy. Jaguars looking for pass rush help after free agency, draft “You can’t lie in bed with the devil, and not think you’re going to get burned. ![]() “I think it’s hypocritical,” said former Steelers and Bears quarterback Jim Miller. So, is it two-faced for the league that has so embraced legalized wagering to suspend some of its players for betting on football games and other sporting events from their phones like millions of NFL fans are constantly encouraged to do? Gambling is no longer a pariah but a massive moneymaker for the NFL, which has several lucrative sponsorships with online gambling sites and even a brick-and-mortar sportsbook at one of its stadiums. The Raiders now play a dice roll from the Las Vegas Strip, and the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball just announced they’ve signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a ballpark close to Sin City’s famous casinos. Sixty years after Paul Hornung and Alex Karras were suspended a full season for wagering on football games, gambling is now as much a part of the NFL spectacle as mock drafts, tailgating and Super Bowl halftime shows. ![]()
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