NFL Suspends Five Players For Violating League’s Gambling Policy

Two Detroit players and one Commanders player will not play in the 2023 season.

The NFL suspended three players indefinitely while two others were given six-game suspensions for violating the league’s gambling policy.

The league announced that Lions’ Quintez Cephus and C.J. Moore and the Commanders’ Shaka Toney will be suspended through “at least the conclusion of the 2023 season” for gambling on NFL games from the ’22 season, according to the league’s statement.

The trio of players will have the opportunity to petition for reinstatement to the league at end of the ’23 season. 

In addition, Detroit’s Stanley Berryhill and Jameson Williams will miss the Lions first six games of the upcoming season. They were suspended for placing wagers on non-NFL games from an NFL team facility, according to NFL reporter Ari Meirov.

However, both Berryhill and Williams will be permitted to participate in the team’s offseason and preseason activities that includes preseason games. Their suspensions will go into effect following the franchise’s final roster cutdown.

Detroit released Cephus and Moore after the news was released.

According to the league, there was no evidence of inside information used to compromise games from the ’22 season.