“The league will look into this,” a league spokesperson said. “The league reviews any matter involving a change to a player’s status.”
The NFL’s investigation into the Ravens comes with the NBA embroiled in a gambling scandal since last Thursday. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to teams on Friday “regarding the gambling policy for league and team staffers,” according to Maske. Additionally, the NFL Management Council sent a memo to teams regarding the league’s gambling policy for players.
Regarding the NBA scandal, the NFL wrote in the memo (via Maske), “These developments underscore the risks that all sports are facing in the current environment and serve as a reminder of the need to adhere strictly to the NFL Gambling Policy.”
The change in Jackson’s status on Saturday did not reveal “any unusual betting activity,” Maske writes, though it did lead to a significant change in the spread. The Ravens opened as 6.5-point favorites. That figure immediately plummeted to 1.5 after they ruled the two-time MVP out.
With the NBA in the midst of a PR nightmare, it’s possible the NFL will come down hard on the Ravens. Forfeiture of draft picks, fines, and suspensions could all be on the table. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the NFL’s “Personnel (Injury) Report Policy” states that the commissioner “may deprive the offending club of a selection choice or choices, and/or may fine the offending club and/or may fine or suspend with or without pay any involved individuals as appropriate.”
Even if the NFL finds that the Ravens did just make an “honest mistake,” the team still violated league policy. Although it could be minor, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Ravens receive some sort of punishment as a result.
But won’t review referee’s constant ‘missed calls.’
Agree. The league is so in bed with the betting sites that they it gives the vibe that they’re looking the other way when it comes to blatantly bad ref calls and lax injury reporting.
They’ll hammer the Ravens just to make a point, while KC will go without a penalty flag thrown against them.
A week or 2 ago, Kelce tacked the defender and nothing was called. Blatant on camera.
Finally looking into the real issues.
A suspension without any evidence of betting influence would be pretty insane
Rule breaking is rule breaking. Unless you’re a member of the Chiefs, of course.
I’m not saying they didn’t break rules. I’m saying that the punishment doesn’t match the crime
No one even knows the penalty yet. How can you be outraged before the ruling?
I haven’t sensed any outrage. Just questions about the Ravens’ handling of the situation.
Please add the Eagles to that short list.. The secondary gets away with mugging receivers as they play “physical” while the officiating on the Tush Push where much of the line is offsides starting early is comically not called by the referees while they stand 5 feet away and look right at the play…..horrible….
This whole “betting will endanger the integrity of the game” mantra is a crock of s–t. I suspect owners, players and coaches have been making wagers every season since George Halas founded the league. To actually “fix” a game would require an enormous amount of collusion. Players on both team have to go along with it as well as the game officials and even then there is no guarantee because someone could butt fumble and ruin the entire plan.
Have you read any of the NBA news over the past week? It’s easier than you think, and similar things could happen in the NFL.
Well as far as I know NBA teams don’t have 53 man rosters so it’s a rather poor comparison.
You really think no NFL coach or player has the ability to affect the point total, especially the latter who could influece the over/under bets. The NBA fix only netted $7M according to the feds, showing that even people with significant paychecks to lose can be idiots when it comes to gambling.
I’ve no doubt every losing gambler suspects there was a conspiracy behind his wagers not being profitable.