About a month after admitting to gambling on NFL games, Isaiah Rodgers of the Indianapolis Colts has been placed on indefinite suspension for his actions.
The 25 year olds' suspension was announced on Thursday after the league began investigating the situation last month. He had previously acknowledged his situation on social media, saying he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Rodgers wasn’t the only player that the league has announced suspensions for on Thursday, his Colts teammate Rashod Berry and free agent Demetrious Taylor received indefinite bans from the league as well. In addition, Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere was suspended six games for betting on other sports at the workplace.
As a result of the indefinite bans, the Colts officially released Berry and Rodgers almost immediately after the league went public with their findings.
"The integrity of the game is of the utmost importance," general manager Chris Ballard said in a statement. "As an organization we will continue to educate our players, coaches, and staff on the policies in place and the significant consequences that may occur with violations."
According to a report made by ESPN's David Purdum on Thursday, Rodgers had placed upward of 100 bets, including at least one wager on a game involving the Colts. His own friends encouraged him to place many of the wagers, the majority of which were in the $25-$50 range.
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Rodgers’, Berry’s, Taylor’s and Petit-Frere’s recent suspensions makes the NFL’s total list of players busted this offseason for gambling on the NFL and/or other sports while in team facilities – which is against league rules – up to nine total players. With this issue the NFL had to send out their gambling rules to teams and players once more.
The six "key rules" of the gambling policy the league officials will emphasize are “Don't bet on the NFL, don't gamble at your team facility, while traveling for a road game or staying at a team hotel, don't have someone bet for you, don't share team "inside information." Don't enter a sportsbook during the NFL playing season, and don't play daily fantasy football.”
Since 2018, eleven players, at least one assistant coach and an undisclosed number of league personnel have been suspended for violating the NFL gambling policy. Since the Supreme Court struck down a federal statute that had restricted regulated betting to primarily Nevada, 34 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have launched legal betting markets.