Montana is da Man Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 He was betting on NFL games in 2021 according to B/R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 But if it was part of his mental rehab... Just wow. The NFL continues to amaze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 There goes his hall of fame chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def. Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Feeling fortunate I have little to no shares on him. That's going to be at least 18 months of no activity if the suspension holds. Generally guys don't ever return if out around that 2 year threshold and those that do are noticeably diminished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 55 minutes ago, Shaft said: There goes his hall of fame chances. Paul Hornung in in the HOF despite a year-long suspension for gambling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 A big dynasty f you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stethant Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Seems pretty hypocritical, considering how hard the NFL promotes gambling now. The guy wasn't even playing. Let's see what happens to the owner of the Dolphins.....crickets..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorttynaz Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 What. An. IDIOT!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 19 minutes ago, gilthorp said: A big dynasty f you. yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Ahhh, hence the "Mental Issues", aka investigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Should be a lifetime ban, no? Isn't that the ultimate sin in sports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def. Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, stethant said: Seems pretty hypocritical, considering how hard the NFL promotes gambling now. The guy wasn't even playing. I'll be honest, doesn't bother me at all in regards to punishment. We already bitch about the refs enough as it is and have other conspiracy theorist out there, don't need players further muddying the waters when it comes to the integrity of the game. It's also clear as day in the rules, if you're signed you cannot sports gamble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverines Fan Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, League_Champion said: Should be a lifetime ban, no? Isn't that the ultimate sin in sports? Mr. Ridley, Pete Rose is on line 1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wolverines Fan said: Mr. Ridley, Pete Rose is on line 1. Haha, my thought exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, Def. said: I'll be honest, doesn't bother me at all in regards to punishment. We already bitch about the refs enough as it is and have other conspiracy theorist out there, don't need players further muddying the waters when it comes to the integrity of the game. It's also clear as day in the rules, if you're signed you cannot sports gamble. Yep clearly in the rules, no sympathy especially because he had many other things to place bets on if he needed some action. That's what makes it incredibly dumb, or possibly related to his mental health (not thinking clearly, maybe he has a gambling problem too). I recall somebody in sports who got caught gambling (maybe it wasn't Pete Rose) defended their actions saying he never bet on his own team, most didn't feel that was OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, stevegrab said: Yep clearly in the rules, no sympathy especially because he had many other things to place bets on if he needed some action. That's what makes it incredibly dumb, or possibly related to his mental health (not thinking clearly, maybe he has a gambling problem too). I recall somebody in sports who got caught gambling (maybe it wasn't Pete Rose) defended their actions saying he never bet on his own team, most didn't feel that was OK. Fairly recently, Josh Shaw was suspended. https://abc7ny.com/josh-shaw-suspended-nfl-sports-betting/5727040/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, stevegrab said: Yep clearly in the rules, no sympathy especially because he had many other things to place bets on if he needed some action. That's what makes it incredibly dumb, or possibly related to his mental health (not thinking clearly, maybe he has a gambling problem too). I recall somebody in sports who got caught gambling (maybe it wasn't Pete Rose) defended their actions saying he never bet on his own team, most didn't feel that was OK. He Tweeted this afternoon stating he bet a total of $1,500 and doesn't have a problem. Not defending him in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, darin3 said: He Tweeted this afternoon stating he bet a total of $1,500 and doesn't have a problem. Not defending him in any way. Good to know, he also said he knows it was wrong (see his twitter feed below), guess his main complaint is the length of the suspension. What did he think would happen if they found out he was gambling on NFL games while he was a member of an NFL team? https://twitter.com/CalvinRidley1 His last tweet "If you know me you know my character" Most of us don't know you, and what we see is somebody saying "I know I broke the rules, but my punishment is too harsh." And apparently his bet included the Falcons winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, stevegrab said: Good to know, he also said he knows it was wrong (see his twitter feed below), guess his main complaint is the length of the suspension. What did he think would happen if they found out he was gambling on NFL games while he was a member of an NFL team? https://twitter.com/CalvinRidley1 His last tweet "If you know me you know my character" Most of us don't know you, and what we see is somebody saying "I know I broke the rules, but my punishment is too harsh." And apparently his bet included the Falcons winning. If he bet on his own team, he's damn lucky it's only a year suspension. Also, I read that he's suspended INDEFINITELY with the MINIMUM being through the '22 season. He may be in some serious hot water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millworkguy Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) He was on my don't draft list, and honestly happy No-one accepted my offer of a 3rd for him at this point (pre today's news) Edited March 7, 2022 by millworkguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I held onto him in dynasty but not for much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fastdoc Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 My son was pissed when he traded him away for Akers a couple of years ago. Definitely a good trade in hindsight. Glad I'm not a Falcons fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Punctuation is important, like a period after the word total (or not). His official quote without a period comes across as a bet. Quote I bet 1500 total I don’t have a gambling problem Quote I bet 1500 total. I don’t have a gambling problem With a period, it comes across as a statement. Either way, $1500 over 5 days to lose $11.1mil for the year is a bad bet. Edited March 8, 2022 by Riffraff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) A post from this morning: I was listening to DC101 this morning. They had a caller who was a direct employee with an area sports team (Ravens, Redskins, Nationals, Wizards etc...) but he would not directly disclose. He said even their hourly admin employees are not allowed to bet on the sport to which they are employed.The guy said, every player, employee name is in some database which monitors sports gambling. They said the moment an account was created with (Calvin Ridley) it would be immediately flagged and investigated. They said that they the players, sports employees etc... are given yearly HR and conduct meetings on how its not allowed.Ridley just did not care and did it anyway. Edited March 8, 2022 by Dcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Well here's some negative spin, the NFL just does the bidding of the gambling industry, its why Ridley got suspended while somebody like Stephen Ross who allegedly told his coach to lose games for a better draft position gets nothing. https://deadspin.com/integrity-is-a-funny-word-1848621470 It does corroborate the part about the gambling site reporting Ridley to the NFL, going along with part Dcat posted about all NFL employees being on a list that is monitored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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