For months, while the NBA and Major League Baseball began lobbying states of the issue of legalizing sports betting, the NFL sat on the sidelines, awaiting a ruling from the Supreme Court.
That ruling came down Monday, and suddenly the NFL appears ready to get into the game.
"The NFL's long-standing and unwavering commitment to protecting the integrity of our game remains absolute," a league spokesman said in a statement Monday after the Supreme Court found the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) to be unconstitutional.
"Congress has long-recognized the potential harms posed by sports betting to the integrity of sporting contests and the public confidence in these events.