Broncos’ Sean Payton calls out NFL after Eyioma Uwazurike suspended indefinitely for gambling violations

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The NFL is continuing to crack down on players violating the league’s gambling policy, but Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton, who just lost a defensive end for at least the 2023 season, believes the blame should not be solely placed on the players.

Payton, who is in his first year with the Broncos after briefly retiring in 2022, criticized the league’s policy after second-year defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike was indefinitely suspended on Monday for betting on NFL games during the 2022 season. 

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton speaks with Lil'Jordan Humphrey, #17, during minicamp at the team's training facility in Englewood, Colorado on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

"When you have a bunch of players getting D’s, you have to start looking at the message," Payton told USA Today on Tuesday. 

BRONCOS' EYIOMA UWAZURIKE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY FOR BETTING ON NFL GAMES

"And we’ve had a lot of D’s in our league this year with this policy."

Uwazurike, a 2022 fourth-round draft pick from Iowa State, will miss the upcoming season for betting on games during his rookie season and will not be eligible for reinstatement until next July. 

He was the 10th player suspended for violating the policy this year. 

"If you want to know why everybody is getting busted? They are using this at the facility," Payton told the outlet as he grabbed his phone. "And this traces where you were at."

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton during minicamp at the team's training facility in Englewood, Colorado on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

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