NFL Suspends Calvin Ridley for One Year, and Social Media Sounds Off
The Announcement
NFL statement on the year-long suspension of Falcons’ WR Calvin Ridley: pic.twitter.com/mQZm5dGgPO
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 7, 2022
One person responded: "No fun league strikes again. You want the gambling money then you got to not be draconian when I guy not even with the team is making bets have nothing to do with him."
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Calvin Ridley bet $1500 and lost $10 million, those are the worst odds in gambling history
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) March 7, 2022
Another person responded: "Doubt he's gonna lose anything remotely close to that. This is begging for the NFLPA to sue the league massively here. If the NFL is going to have all these partnerships with sports books and daily fantasy betting sites, then this is something that was bound to happen."
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Calvin Ridley: “I’m betting on the Falcons to win!”
FanDuel: pic.twitter.com/Wh2YXiwlRA
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 7, 2022
One fan wrote:One fan wrote: "They reported him because they thought his account got hacked after betting on the Falcons."
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Calvin Ridley's mental health is still none of our business, but allegedly betting on NFL games while away from the team kinda is everyone's business.
— Jeanna Kelley (@jeannathomas) March 7, 2022
One fan tweeted: "I can only think this is relevant if there's something in his contract stating it cannot be done as an active player. Otherwise who cares."
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Kareem Hunt got suspended 8 games for kicking a woman in a hotel hallway.
Calvin Ridley got suspended 17 games for betting $1.5k on OTHER TEAMS GAMES.
— Daire Carragher (@DaireCarragher) March 7, 2022
Another fan said: "The NFL for a long time have suspended People for a whole season for gambling it just hasn't happened in a LONG Hall of Fame Golden Boy Paul horning got a whole season for gambling in 1963. But yet it a pretty double standard. Since the NFL profit for gambling with draft king now."
prevnextThe Real Problem
Calvin Ridley: pic.twitter.com/HyqCdKWiMX
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) March 7, 2022
Another person tweeted: "Expect more problems with players and gambling. never expect fairness. never expect players to give 100%. if gamblers have free rein, sports may never be anything more than WWE-like theatrics...and to many, that is what pro sports are all about."
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Never forget that Roger Goodell watched a video of Ray Rice knocking his gf out cold and initially suspended him 2 games while Calvin Ridley is getting suspended a full season off rip for betting on games he had no involvement or insider info on
— Snacks Curry (Hoops Ev) (@DoubleVodkaDon) March 7, 2022
And this fan replied: "Very scary how many people in these replies forget the timeline of events when it comes to Ray Rice. Goodell saw the video far before the public saw it. He watched the video and delivered 2 game suspension. Then the world saw it and the suspension was made more severe. Facts only."
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