BobbyPhil1781 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Now you have to question the integrity of his reason for sitting out........ Not a good look 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 So the bets did involve the Falcons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, agarcia34 said: So the bets did involve the Falcons Oooh, yeah - you can’t really assume he wasn’t using inside information, can you? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 You can argue that the punishment doesn't fit the crime while also acknowledging that he knowingly broke NFL's rules against betting on games, something that is WIDELY known to be against rules. That being said, even if he's not technically with the team my bet (heh) is that he still had insider knowledge about what's happening with the team (who's playing, who's not). It's not like this guy was completely disconnected from every player/coach there. So the fact that people are still somehow okay with him betting on the Falcons kinda blows my mind. Then he comes out and says he doesn't have a problem cuz he only bet $1,500? My dude, you make MILLIONS each year. Why are you betting at all?!?!? What a clown. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, ET80 said: Oooh, yeah - you can’t really assume he wasn’t using inside information, can you? If he's telling the truth, and it's over $1,500... I mean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, ET80 said: Oooh, yeah - you can’t really assume he wasn’t using inside information, can you? Which side of the game he was on is really important here. If he bet on them to lose that would be crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Then he comes out and says he doesn't have a problem cuz he only bet $1,500? My dude, you make MILLIONS each year. Why are you betting at all?!?!? What a clown. As a gambler it's the thrill of the chase for me, not about the money tbh. No one really wins more than 57% of their bets. Not making a living or killing off of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, agarcia34 said: Which side of the game he was on is really important here. If he bet on them to lose that would be crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 - I don’t think there’s enough here to conclude or speculate that Ridley has an issue. - Ridley’s an idiot. - I’m okay with the league coming down on it’s employees gambling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, MikeT14 said: If he's telling the truth, and it's over $1,500... I mean... If I’m the NFL - unless he can provide me tangible evidence showing both, I have to assume the worst. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc Ball Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, lancerman said: In another sport one of the greatest baseball players of all time got a lifetime ban and at the time most people didn’t think he was fixing games or betting against his team 33 years ago, before the rise of internet gambling. Soccer is a better example here. Guys who get caught after betting on hundreds of games get 8 - 10 game bans. The bookie who took his bet should be held accountable here as well. They have a duty of care to the rules too and the rep that he’d inevitably have been assigned should have cancelled his bet and reminded him of the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, ET80 said: If I’m the NFL - unless he can provide me tangible evidence showing both, I have to assume the worst. Sounds like they have it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossibleCabbage Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, Yin-Yang said: - I’m okay with the league coming down on it’s employees gambling. The funny thing is if he was betting on NBA games or college football or professional wrestling the NFL wouldn't have cared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, MikeT14 said: This looks better than the assumptions I laid out, but it’s still not the best look for the guy. An NFL player betting on his team is akin to an executive inside trading stock, IMO. There is perceived advantages - whether or not their actual advantages to be had. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 So one of the times he bet did include the Falcons against the Jags where the Falcons won Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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