Calvin Ridley Officially Eligible to Apply for Reinstatement

The Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver was suspended for the entire 2022 season for betting on NFL games.

Hunter De Siver | Feb 15, 2023

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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley is eligible to apply for reinstatement today, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

#Jaguars WR Calvin Ridley, who was suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games during the 2021 season, is applying for reinstatement today, source said. He was suspended for all of the 2022 season and is eligible to petition for reinstatement today.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 15, 2023

Ridley was suspended for the entire 2022 season for betting on NFL games during the 2021 season.

The former Falcons receiver was traded from Atlanta to Jacksonville on Nov. 1, 2022 for a conditional 2023 fifth-round pick and 2024 fourth-round selection.

The Jaguars finished the 2022 season with an unprecedented 9-8 record, making it to the divisional round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs.

The 26th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft had his best season in 2020, finishing with 90 receptions for 1,374 yards and nine touchdowns.

The addition of Ridley could make this team a legitimate threat to the rest of the conference.

The Crimson Tide product joins an up-and-coming receiving core of Christian Kirk, Zay Jones, Marvin Jones Jr. and elite returner Jamal Agnew. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence was a Pro Bowl replacement during the 2022 season, but the addition of Ridley makes him a prime candidate to be selected as a starter in next year's game.

Ridley could be the missing piece for Jacksonville to shock the world in 2023.

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Published Feb 15, 2023

HUNTER DE SIVER

Hunter De Siver is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Hunter distributed articles covering Alabama football, basketball, and baseball for WVUA 23 TV and discussed these topics on Tide 100.9 FM. Hunter also generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral. Since graduation, he's been contributing a plethora of NFL and NBA stories for FanNation and is a staff writer at MizzouCentral, Cowbell Corner and is back at BamaCentral.