Koolblue13 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, method man said: This is odd. Toney has a reputation as a high character guy from a good family He didn't do anything illegal. He tripped over some NFL hypocrisy. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, method man said: This is odd. Toney has a reputation as a high character guy from a good family Did he have a reputation for being smart?...Because that was a dumb thing to do lol... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher37 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Koolblue13 said: He didn't do anything illegal. He tripped over some NFL hypocrisy. No, he tripped over the damn rule he should have known. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSSkinz Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 That's a gut shot for Detroit, we lost a role player they lost a first round draft pick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKINS_08 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 hours ago, CobraCommander said: Calvin Ridley just got reinstated for this exact thing. A full year suspension. I can't find the video now put someone but together a montage of his plays after he got caught and it sure looked like he was purposefully going down after some catches. Well that video is useless since Ridley only wagered on games when he was hurt, and he didn’t bet against the falcons. Unless he had some bets slip through the cracks that would make him wanna have less yards. Sounds more likely the person who posted the video is anti gambling or pro “NFL is rigged”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since a Fetus Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) Williams is only suspended for 6 games from what I read. I know he was injured last year, but they can definitely find someone to replace 1 catch for 40 yards in the first 6 games this year not a huge loss initially, but definitely not an ideal start to a career Edited April 21, 2023 by Fan since a Fetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paloosa Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 It is another example of being like the Scarecrow on the Wizard of Oz when he sings "If I only had a brain." It is know as the Wizard of Oz Syndrome. These guys come into the league and they go to indoctrination for rookies where they are taught the rules to keep them out of trouble. I guess they fell asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraCommander Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, GOSKINS_08 said: Well that video is useless since Ridley only wagered on games when he was hurt, and he didn’t bet against the falcons. Unless he had some bets slip through the cracks that would make him wanna have less yards. Sounds more likely the person who posted the video is anti gambling or pro “NFL is rigged”. Probably, I can't find it anyways. I haven't found a lot of anti-gambling fans but the "NFL is Rigged" guys are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmandoug1 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, Fisher37 said: No, he tripped over the damn rule he should have known. We are going to pay you millions of dollars to play a game you have worked your ass off for. Please follow the rules we have set forth and all will be well. If you decide to break those rules you may see yourself out, and forfeit remaining dollors owed. Please sign here for your dream to become a reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExoDus84 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballZombie Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Clown'd himself. No reason to get caught up in this. He will get replaced by someone young and cheap and we may have already seen him take his last snaps w/ us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, kleese said: Eh, it’s like saying NFL accepts money from beer companies so players should be able to get drunk in the lockeroom. There are rules and parameters for everything. Not that hard to stay within the lines. If someone was caught drinking in the locker room, I doubt they would get a 6 game suspension or an indefinite one. The NFL is cracking down on the gamblers because it makes the league look bad, so why invite gambling and the negative optics into the league at all? Thats all I'm going to say about it for now until I can get a chance to read the details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoBob Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1) Dumb rule 2) Dumb to disregard the rule 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwvr Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Koolblue13 said: He didn't do anything illegal. He tripped over some NFL hypocrisy. No he tripped over rules he should have known, sorry but this was an intelligence failure on his part. You want to bet get a friend or other family member to do it for you 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Not a smart thing to do and it and it looks like Shaka Toney has probably played his last down for this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoshuaj Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, tomwvr said: You want to bet get a friend or other family member to do it for you Chris Carter wholeheartedly agrees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Were these suspensions brought to us by FanDuel or DraftKings? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 A 25 year old made bad decisions that hurt no one. What a loser. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderInTheRye Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 With the ubiquity of easy access legalized sports betting and the near limitless money one can make with real insider access and control of personnel and tactics, I predict that one day some head coach, general manager, or perhaps even owner will end up betting either for or heaven forbid against his team. If the fans ever thought that the outcome of games were manipulated from the inside the NFL would never fully recover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, CommanderInTheRye said: If the fans ever thought that the outcome of games were manipulated from the inside the NFL would never fully recover. I think most of us already suspect and accept that the call is coming from inside the house. "Homefield advantage" and great teams getting close favorable calls already happen all the time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderInTheRye Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, GhostofSparta said: I think most of us already suspect and accept that the call is coming from inside the house. "Homefield advantage" and great teams getting close favorable calls already happen all the time. I agree, but that's not relevant to the discussion at hand. There is a huge difference between merely "suspecting" or theorizing that there might be insider manipulation of game outcomes, which is as old as sport itself, and what I offered for consideration. All of us, at one time or another, after seeing something "suspicious" play out on the field have wondered if someone's thumb was on the scale. But that's just suspicion absent proof. Good fodder for arguments at the local tavern but nothing more, certainly not anything earth shattering. What I'm postulating is something far more damaging to the league. . I'm hypothesizing that if there was ever clear and convincing evidence that a head coach, a GM/chief executive, or an owner, all with the power to directly influence on and off field events, ever bet on a game that their team played in, the damage to the league would be incalculable. In the wake of that we would never again feel confident that a contest's outcome wasn't rigged. Fans would be more hesitant to wager on games and there would almost certainly be diminished enthusiasm to watch football games. This would adversely effect television ratings, sponsorships, and possibly run the risk of obliterating the NFLs fastest growing cash cow-- internet gaming itself. It would be the economic equivalent, for the NFL, of a category 5 hurricane busting through a trailer park. Edited April 22, 2023 by CommanderInTheRye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goskins10 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 22 hours ago, DiscoBob said: 1) Dumb rule 2) Dumb to disregard the rule This! Both can be true. The rule is the rule regardless of how stupid. You signed a contract. Does not mean it's not a stupid rule that should be changed. Just stupid to risk the kind of money these guys make on stupid **** like this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher37 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 16 hours ago, Koolblue13 said: A 25 year old made bad decisions that hurt no one. What a loser. Not a lose, just not very bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmandoug1 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Fisher37 said: Not a lose, just not very bright. I believe @Koolblue13 was being sarcastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 You're a professional athlete. Its not that hard to just not bet on sports. Small price to pay when you're receiving ridiculous amounts of money(even if you're a minimum salary player like Toney)for what amounts to playing a children's game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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