The NFL has insisted that its gambling policy has been communicated properly and clearly to its players, but a small survey from The Athletic suggests otherwise.
Back in April, the NFL suspended four Detroit Lions players for violating the league’s gambling policy. C.J. Moore and Quintez Cephus were suspended indefinitely—and promptly released—for betting on NFL games. Jameson Williams and Stanley Berryhill were suspended six games for betting on non-NFL games on team facilities.
The Athletic surveyed five current NFL players—admittedly a small sample size—and four of them said they were unaware that betting on non-NFL games on team facilities was considered a violation of league policy.