The NFL suspended Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, and it attracted a range of reactions on Monday as the league continues to bring the hammer down on offenders.
Uwazurike, a 2022 fourth-round pick out of Iowa State, received an indefinite suspension for “betting on games” during the ’22 season. The violation will sideline the 25-year-old for at least the ’23 season, with Uwazurike “eligible to petition for reinstatement no earlier than July 24, 2024.”
Following Uwazurike’s suspension, the NFL has now seen multiple players facing harsh penalties for betting this offseason. Given the amount of conversation surrounding the gambling policy, NFL fans and pundits had a lot to say following Monday’s news. And, based on the replies, quite a few people were in disbelief that yet another player got caught making the same mistake:
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) July 24, 2023
Gambling as a professional athlete is quite the gamble https://t.co/3ZHj8WoRfj
— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) July 24, 2023
The gambling policy really isn’t that difficult to comprehend. https://t.co/WH8wN5GORf
— Ian St. Clair (@IanStClair) July 24, 2023
Definitely bet the under on every single broncos game last year 😂
— Syke Deli (@tripperj0nes) July 24, 2023
NFL players suspended for violating the league's gambling policy:
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) July 24, 2023
2018: 0
2019: 1 (Josh Shaw)
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 1 (Calvin Ridley)
2023: 10
— Glenn Hauser (@GlennHauser) July 24, 2023
We all knew pro sports were playing with fire when they hooked up with legal betting. Now teams are getting burned. https://t.co/YV6cuYb6m0
— Patrick Saunders (@psaundersdp) July 24, 2023
