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AggieJack8888 t1_jb72tt7 wrote

He’s definitely gonna be an anytime TD scorer for my parlay in week 1.

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homarjr t1_jb7i7mg wrote

I love how the NFL openly promotes gambling and players regularly talk about their fantasy teams.

But a little bet and he's suspended for a whole year.

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BrotherItsInTheDrum t1_jb813m8 wrote

Replying to Demiansmark (#2,176,196)

Yeah, players can literally bet against themselves in fantasy, but only if it's like 0.01% of their salary.

But if you bet 0.1% of your salary in a game you're not even playing, it's absolutely horrible and you deserve to be suspended for a year.

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FelineNavidad t1_jb8o2y1 wrote

Replying to homarjr (#2,175,923)

I'm not that concerned about them playing fantasy but if you have to make that illegal too, go for it. I would rather there be no gray area than start relaxing rules. Players can wipe their tears with their million dollar checks and gamble as much as they want once they retire.

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Massive-Particular51 t1_jb9pk0z wrote

Replying to homarjr (#2,175,687)

Well when there’s written rules explicitly prohibiting what he did it’s tough to feel bad for him.

It’s stupid that Josh Gordon was suspended all those times for weed but that doesn’t change the fact the nfl explicitly prohibited using it.

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Massive-Particular51 t1_jbafyfp wrote

Replying to homarjr (#2,179,385)

But this isn’t that. Athletes gambling on their own sport clearly approaches some ethical boundaries and these dudes are lectured every year about what they can do and what happens if they break the rules. Idk I just don’t think his punishment was that bad considering who knew full well what could happen if he’s caught.

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homarjr t1_jbagxoo wrote

Replying to Massive-Particular51 (#2,179,420)

Yeah he knew, he didn't complain about it.

But to have all those ads and revenue specifically from gambling, and even sportscasters talking about point spreads on air now....

It's overkill. People beat their wives and get less reprimanded.

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EightPoundHammer t1_jbaj5ly wrote

I hear that Pete Rose is looking to talk to Ridley's lawyer now.

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homarjr t1_jbaqule wrote

Replying to Massive-Particular51 (#2,179,567)

I guess I just don't care about athletes gambling, as long as they're not involved in the game. It feels a bit outdated to be so harshly against it.

And to an extent, even if they are in the game. There's a famous story of Matt Hasselbeck benching himself in his fantasy league and then he threw 4 touchdowns.

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Massive-Particular51 t1_jbau9a7 wrote

Replying to homarjr (#2,179,918)

I do remember hearing that.

I get it what you’re saying tho. As someone who sports gambles it doesn’t really bother me if an athlete does bc I doubt the winnings they would take from “throwing games” or something would be bigger than their actual paycheck. However because it’s such a grey area and I imagine pretty hard to regulate and enforce, I can empathize why professional sports leagues would not allow it at all and be so harsh about it.

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