Kiimo thinks NFL players should be allowed to bet on NFL games?

No ****ing way. Nothing would make me question this league more than that. I don't care if they're not playing in the game they bet on. Players could easily set up a scheme with some player friends and have them shave points for them. Most of these guys are looking to make as much money as possible.

With all the legal jargon I don't think it's going to be this year.

He has a civil suit in december. Bet it's 2025.

Yup. Playing the NFL is a privilege, not a right, and the NFL has every right to protect the integrity of their own league.

If you absolutely must bet on NFL games, don't play in the NFL :shrug:

The Chiefs third SB, along with their entire 2024 season should be voided since Rice should not have been eligible to play.

-mike florio

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Michael Franzese on how they got pro athletes involved in shaving points.

Interesting choice of background.

The way I see it, fans will always hate a cheater but secretly be ok with someone being cutthroat about winning. Because when you try to win, you still have to beat the other team.

Throwing games is despicable shit. Unlike cheating, it isn't hard to guarantee a loss. Even lowlifes like shoeless Joe Jackson can find ways to hide it in plain sight. And worst of all, any player that would accept a loss is a disgrace to himself, to the fans who expect to see a game and not a predetermined screenplay, and to the city fronting a gajillion dollars to let them play. It is an unforgivable cardinal sin.

I think the argument has always been that not every member of the Black Sox was in on the fix, and that Jackson almost certainly was not as he hit like.400 plus that series.

Other than that, I agree. The proliferation of endorsed sports betting at the level it is will be a problem sooner or later.

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They just never learn.

Addison had a prior issue with speeding, IIRC. He hit like 140 mph on camera or something.

damn, just started a thread on it. Mods--do what you need to with it.

Its a little sketchy. Maybe it's a little tinfoil hat, but it's interesting that shoeless joe was flat out unstoppable in at bats that didnt matter and really bad in at bats that did. Was an elite fielder but made uncharacteristic errors in big moments. It seems sketchy to be so bad at high leverage situations.
https://calltothepen.com/2020/01/21/...n-1919-series/

Same way Pete rose probably saved his best pitchers for games he bet on to win.

All the more reason to have zero tolerance. Because it may be easy to get away with taking the money or gambling on your own games. But on top of that, there are also ways to pretend like you're trying when you might not be.

Addison is only 22, the young and dumb excuse most likely will be used.

Much older than *Checks notes* Rice at 24 with the exact same amount of time in the league.