Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended indefinitely through the end of the 2022 season for betting on games in the 2021 season, and has lost his base salary of $11.1 million for 2022, the NFL announced on Monday. “I bet $1,500 total. I don’t have a gambling problem,” the 27-year old Ridley wrote on Twitter regarding his three parlay bets. Ridley later wrote: “I know I was wrong, but I’m getting one year. lol.” The gambling may have occurred when Ridley was on hiatus from the team for five days as he took time off for mental health issues beginning Oct. 7, 2021. The franchise supported him and allowed him to remain home as they traveled to London, England, for a game against the Jets. Ridley is eligible to apply for reinstatement on Feb. 15, 2023. This is only the second time in the past four decades that …
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