NFL players betting on league match-ups puts 'stain on the game,' former Jets safety says

Former NFL safety Erik Coleman says it's a 'stain on the game' if players are making bets involving their own teams.

The NFL has indefinitely suspended six players since the end of the 2022 season for betting on NFL games. 

Indianapolis Colts players Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry, along with free agent Demetrius Taylor, were hit with indefinite suspensions on Thursday for violating the NFL's gambling policy by betting on league games. 

Indianapolis Colts defensive end Rashod Berry (74) runs through a drill during the Indianapolis Colts Minicamp on June 14, 2023, at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center in Indianapolis, IN.  (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The gambling suspensions are the latest by the NFL, which suspended three players indefinitely in April and gave two others six-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. 

COLTS WAIVE PLAYERS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY FOR BETTING ON NFL GAMES IN 2022

The growing gambling issue in the league is one that concerns former NFL safety Erik Coleman, who joined "Fox & Friends" on Friday to discuss the suspensions, saying that players gambling on NFL games is a "stain on the game." 

"No, it doesn’t surprise me. There are always going to be these outliers that do what they want to do and put a tarnish on the game," Coleman said. "It’s very unfortunate for these guys. It’s one thing to bet on NFL property, I understand that. When you’re traveling on an away game, maybe you’re in your hotel, you’re betting on a college game or a basketball game, that’s one thing. 

"But to bet on the NFL games and to bet on your own team, it’s the ultimate disrespect. It’s a stain on the game."

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