The NFL has started an investigation on a fifth player of Detroit’s 2022 roster for a possible violation of the league’s gambling policy.
The unamed player — who has not yet been interviewed by the league’s investigator — was not a “prominent member of the 2022 team,” per the outlet.Receivers Jameson Williams and Stanley BerryhillSafety C.J. Moore and wide receiver Quintez Cephus were given indefinite suspensions for betting on NFL games, which means they will miss at least the 2023 season.Getty Images
Commanders defensive lineman Shaka Toney was also among those suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games.admitted he didn’t realize he violated an NFL policy“It hit me out of the blue and it hit a couple other players around the league and on my team out of the blue,” Williams told reporters. “I wasn’t aware of this situation, but as it happened, like I said, I took it on the chin. I was ready to move forward as things moved on. I got the consequences.
Detroit’s first-round pick in the 2021 draft didn’t give any specifics about his betting habits, but insisted there wasn’t “frequent gambling.” That another player is being investigated should come as no surprise, as the league is reportedly investigating a “second wave of potential violations of its gambling policy,”Williams is among the most notable players to have received a ban for betting, following then-Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley’s one-year suspension.Getty Images
Ridley was traded to the Jaguars as he sat out the 2022 season betting $1,500 in 2021 on a series of parlays on that included the Falcons and was reinstated to play in 2023.
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