Jaguars’ Calvin Ridley applies for reinstatement after suspension for betting on NFL games: reports

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Wide receiver Calvin Ridley applied for reinstatement on Wednesday after being suspended for the entire 2022 NFL season for betting on games, according to multiple reports.  

Ridley, who was suspended indefinitely in March 2022 as a member of the Atlanta Falcons, applied for reinstatement on the first day he was eligible to do so. 

Atlanta wide receiver Calvin Ridley looks into the crowd while walking off the field after a game against the Washington Football Team Oct. 3, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.  (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

According to the league, Ridley bet on games during a five-day period in November 2021 when he was away from the team on the non-football illness list. 

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"There is nothing more fundamental to the NFL's success — and to the reputation of everyone associated with our league — than upholding the integrity of the game," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to Ridley. 

"This is the responsibility of every player, coach, owner, game official, and anyone else employed in the league. Your actions put the integrity of the game at risk, threatened to damage public confidence in professional football, and potentially undermined the reputations of your fellow players throughout the NFL.

Atlanta wide receiver Calvin Ridley turns upfield after catching a pass during a game against the Washington Football Team Oct. 3, 2021, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.  (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"For decades, gambling on NFL games has been considered among the