Calvin Ridley won’t be playing NFL games for at least a calendar year, thanks to the NFL handing the Atlanta Falcons wide receiver an indefinite suspension for gambling on games after he stepped away from the team in October 2021.
The news rippled across the NFL world on Monday, as this is the biggest sports betting scandal we’ve seen in some time. Ridley will sit for at least the entirety of the 2022 NFL season after admitting his actions to the league. It also seems Ridley bet on Falcons games, games in which he did not play as he stepped away from the team for his own mental health.