The biggest news in the football world this Friday has been the gambling-related suspensions handed out to five NFL players.
Lions wideout Quintez Cephus, safety C.J. Moore and Commanders pass rusher Shaka Toney received indefinite suspensions from the league today, while Detroit wideouts Jameson Williams and Stanley Berryhill were handed six-game punishments.
Just after the suspensions hit news feeds, the reasoning behind the differing punishment lengths was revealed by ESPN’s Eric Woodyard.
Cephus, Moore and Toney reportedly bet on NFL games last season, prompting the indefinite suspensions from the league. Williams and Berryhill, per the ESPN report, bet on non-NFL games from the Lions’ facility.
Each are explicitly disallowed by the NFL, however, the league understandably appears to be taking betting on its own games more seriously.
More on Lions’ former first-round pick Jameson Williams being among five NFL players to be suspended for violating the league’s gambling policy, via @E_Woodyard:https://t.co/57nDLdL5Ln
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 21, 2023
Friday’s ESPN report also revealed that several Lions staff members were dismissed last month for violating the gambling policy. It’s currently unclear which Detroit staff members were involved.
Cephus and Moore were released by the Lions shortly after their gambling suspensions were announced. The Commanders have not yet made a decision on the status of Toney, however, they released a statement this afternoon noting they’d been made aware of the incident.
We’ll continue to monitor this evolving situation.
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Publish Date:2023-04-22 00:24:33
