NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Announces Indefinite Suspension of 24-year-old Detroit Lions player Over Gambling Allegations Against….
Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams looks on during a January 2023 game against the Bears in Detroit.
NFL revises gambling policy to toughen ban for players who bet on their own team
NFL raises ban for betting on own team from one to two years
Suspension for betting on other sports reduced to two games
League reinstating three players who received six-game bans
Associated Press
Fri 29 Sep 2023 16.39 EDT
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The NFL has revised its gambling policy and is reinstating three players who previously received longer suspensions.
Tennessee’s Nicholas Petit-Frere and Detroit’s Jameson Williams can return to their teams on Monday. Free agent Stanley Berryhill will be eligible to participate in all activities, including games, starting Tuesday. All three players were initially suspended six games.
NFL suspends five players for violating league’s gambling policy
The new policy reduces the punishment for gambling on non-NFL sports from within team facilities to two games.
The minimum suspension for gambling on NFL games increases to one year and betting on your team has been raised to two years.
In a memo sent to teams and obtained by the Associated Press, the league said it periodically reviews the gambling policy “to ensure that it is responsive to changing circumstances and fully addresses our commitment to protect the integrity of our game”.
The league has consulted with the NFL Players Association and teams in recent weeks to ensure policies are “clear, properly communicated, and focused on protecting the integrity of the game and the reputations of everyone connected with the NFL”.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell or a person he designates decides violations of the gambling policy..
