The Atlanta Falcons got even thinner at the wide receiver position on Monday as the NFL dropped the hammer on former first-round pick Calvin Ridley for placing bets on games during the 2021 season.
Ridley, 27, was suspended for the entire 2022 NFL season at a minimum, which comes following a year in which he finished on the non-football injury list. Trade speculation had been ramping up leading up to the scouting combine, but it doesn’t appear Ridley is going anywhere anytime soon.
Here’s everything we know about the suspension thus far.