re: Calvin Ridley Suspended

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He bet on the Falcons. The team he was still under contract with.

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I understand the rule but at the same time, think it's a dumb fricking rule. He wasn't really on the team and wasn't at team events (so I've read). He bet on his team to win (so I've read).
Banned for a year.

Yet, had he just beat the shite out of a woman in a Vegas bar OR gotten a DUI, he'd be suspended for what... 4 games?

Sorry if I don't agree with the punishment. Look, I don't even like Calvin Ridley anymore after he quit on the team but I can still find the irony in the NFL's silly arse rules.