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homarjr t1_jb7i7mg wrote

I love how the NFL openly promotes gambling and players regularly talk about their fantasy teams.

But a little bet and he's suspended for a whole year.

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FelineNavidad t1_jb7ni54 wrote

I don't have a problem with it. They should be extremely strict about it. Now it would be nice if they treated domestic violence the same way...

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homarjr t1_jb7oaq6 wrote

Are you ok with them playing fantasy football, because they definitely do

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Demiansmark t1_jb7vkn5 wrote

There are rules they're supposed to follow for that as well. Something like only leagues with under $100 buy ins.

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BrotherItsInTheDrum t1_jb813m8 wrote

Yeah, players can literally bet against themselves in fantasy, but only if it's like 0.01% of their salary.

But if you bet 0.1% of your salary in a game you're not even playing, it's absolutely horrible and you deserve to be suspended for a year.

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FelineNavidad t1_jb8o2y1 wrote

I'm not that concerned about them playing fantasy but if you have to make that illegal too, go for it. I would rather there be no gray area than start relaxing rules. Players can wipe their tears with their million dollar checks and gamble as much as they want once they retire.

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TheMooseIsBlue t1_jb7zo52 wrote

…a bet on a game he wasn’t playing in and that took place after he’d left the league.

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Massive-Particular51 t1_jb9pk0z wrote

Well when there’s written rules explicitly prohibiting what he did it’s tough to feel bad for him.

It’s stupid that Josh Gordon was suspended all those times for weed but that doesn’t change the fact the nfl explicitly prohibited using it.

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homarjr t1_jbafeb5 wrote

When the rules are stupid and hypocritical you can feel bad for a guy not just breaking them but also being punished pretty harshly for it.

Imagine you got a $5000 fine for jaywalking, or something.

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Massive-Particular51 t1_jbafyfp wrote

But this isn’t that. Athletes gambling on their own sport clearly approaches some ethical boundaries and these dudes are lectured every year about what they can do and what happens if they break the rules. Idk I just don’t think his punishment was that bad considering who knew full well what could happen if he’s caught.

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homarjr t1_jbagxoo wrote

Yeah he knew, he didn't complain about it.

But to have all those ads and revenue specifically from gambling, and even sportscasters talking about point spreads on air now....

It's overkill. People beat their wives and get less reprimanded.

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Massive-Particular51 t1_jbajbeb wrote

Idk if I feel it’s overkill or not. Like I understand what you’re saying but it’s not crazy to expect adults to not gamble even when your employer advertises for it.

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homarjr t1_jbaqule wrote

I guess I just don't care about athletes gambling, as long as they're not involved in the game. It feels a bit outdated to be so harshly against it.

And to an extent, even if they are in the game. There's a famous story of Matt Hasselbeck benching himself in his fantasy league and then he threw 4 touchdowns.

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Massive-Particular51 t1_jbau9a7 wrote

I do remember hearing that.

I get it what you’re saying tho. As someone who sports gambles it doesn’t really bother me if an athlete does bc I doubt the winnings they would take from “throwing games” or something would be bigger than their actual paycheck. However because it’s such a grey area and I imagine pretty hard to regulate and enforce, I can empathize why professional sports leagues would not allow it at all and be so harsh about it.

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