For the first time since he was suspended six games for violating the league’s gambling policy, Tennessee Titans right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere spoke on the matter with the media after the first practice of training camp.
Before his suspension came down, Petit-Frere said that he didn’t feel like a good enough job was done explaining the policy to players.
But when talking about the issue on Wednesday, he noted that things have gotten better on that front, and he ultimately laid the blame on himself.
“They’ve been better during this offseason,” Petit-Frere said, per ESPN’s Turron Davenport. “We had a lot of teaching about it, understanding, and re-teaching that kind of really emphasized the key points about it.
“But at the end of the day, it’s my responsibility to understand the policies, go through the entire handbook, every single line, and just make sure that I can know what to do so I can be out here with my teammates,” he added.
When asked what exactly the confusion was on his end, Petit-Frere simply stated he just needs to “understand the policy better” and he took “full responsibility” for his suspension.
“The confusion is just that I needed to understand the policy better,” he admitted. “It’s just on me. It’s something that I take full responsibility for, and that’s just kind of as much as I can say about that.”
"The confusion is that I just didn't understand the policy." #Titans DT Nicholas Petit-Frere on his gambling suspension. pic.twitter.com/FjrBRFVQOl
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) July 26, 2023
