The NFL made a significant move on Thursday regarding the future of Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney, former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Rashod Berry and three former members of the Detroit Lions.
A spate of NFL players are officially beginning suspensions for various transgressions with the roster cut deadline passed and Week 1 on the clock.
The NFL’s issues with player betting are spreading beyond Detroit and Washington this offseason.
Three of the four Lions hit with gambling suspensions in April are no longer on the roster. But the Lions’ gambling issue is not entirely in the rearview mirror, it appears.
Wide receiver Stanley Berryhill, who was suspended last month for violating the NFL gambling policy, was waived by the Detroit Lions on Tuesday. Berryhill, 24, was one of four Lions players investigated by the NFL earlier this year for mobile betting at the team's facility in Allen Park, Mich.
The Detroit Lions announced they have cut three players, including WR Stanley Berryhill, CB Mac McCain and DL Demetrius Taylor. Berryhill was suspended
Four Lions players, including second-year wide receiver Jameson Williams, were suspended by the NFL for violating the league's gambling policy.
APR 21 NFL SUSPENDS 5 PLAYERS FOR GAMBLING Just over one year after former Atlanta Falcons, now Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley was suspended for the entirety of the 2022 season due to gambling, the NFL has delivered similar fate to five more players.
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