NFL Fans in Disbelief After News of Latest Gambling-Related Suspension

Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike became the latest player to be punished for betting on games.

The NFL suspended Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, and it attracted a range of reactions on Monday as the league continues to bring the hammer down on offenders.

Uwazurike, a 2022 fourth-round pick out of Iowa State, received an indefinite suspension for “betting on games” during the ’22 season. The violation will sideline the 25-year-old for at least the ’23 season, with Uwazurike “eligible to petition for reinstatement no earlier than July 24, 2024.”

Following Uwazurike’s suspension, the NFL has now seen multiple players facing harsh penalties for betting this offseason. Given the amount of conversation surrounding the gambling policy, NFL fans and pundits had a lot to say following Monday’s news. And, based on the replies, quite a few people were in disbelief that yet another player got caught making the same mistake:

Whoa https://t.co/CNpfKxqcTC

— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) July 24, 2023

Gambling as a professional athlete is quite the gamble https://t.co/3ZHj8WoRfj

— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) July 24, 2023

The gambling policy really isn’t that difficult to comprehend. https://t.co/WH8wN5GORf

— Ian St. Clair (@IanStClair) July 24, 2023

Definitely bet the under on every single broncos game last year 😂

— Syke Deli (@tripperj0nes) July 24, 2023

NFL players suspended for violating the league's gambling policy:

2018: 0
2019: 1 (Josh Shaw)
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 1 (Calvin Ridley)
2023: 10

— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) July 24, 2023

WTF https://t.co/VysPKAsLkz

— Glenn Hauser (@GlennHauser) July 24, 2023

We all knew pro sports were playing with fire when they hooked up with legal betting. Now teams are getting burned. https://t.co/YV6cuYb6m0

— Patrick Saunders (@psaundersdp) July 24, 2023