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Exclusive: Sports gambling contributed to ex-Cowboys RB Joseph Randle's release

As Joseph Randle's life began to unravel early last season, the Cowboys learned that the running back had been betting on sports, according to four sources.

Randle started the first six games in 2015 before his behavior became so peculiar that the Cowboys chose to cut ties with him.

Early Monday morning, Randle was arrested for the fourth time over the last 17 months in Irving on an outstanding speeding warrant out of Coppell. Randle's continued run-ins with the law and his involvement in sports gambling appear to have put his career in jeopardy.

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