By: Jeremy T. Ballreich
After a recent Player survey done in the NFL (250 players), regardless if vet or rookie players. 4 out of 5 players did not know the rule about the gambling on other sports in the NFL. Granted, the ones that actually bet on NFL Games or prop bets in the NFL. Shame on them.
Latest betting on NFL Games report. CB Isaiah Rodgers of the Indianapolis Colts. He wrote a nice heartfelt piece about letting his players, coaches, and teammates down. But everyone knows they cannot bet on their own sport.
But Player Education needs to be paramount within the NFL about all the fine print. You can argue the negligence thing. Not knowing doesn’t make you innocent of said law thing. But when it is 80% of players not knowing it is a major issue.
Funny that the first player in the league to get this type of suspension is a Lions player. An obscure rule effecting the Lions going into what should be there best year yet? Say it isn’t so?
It seems it no longer needs to be a Rookie Gambling Symposium, but a League/Team Gambling Symposium. That way there can never be situations like this going forward.
Just another opinion from a 40+ year football fan, now journalist.
Thanks for Reading!!!
