Why is DE Eyioma Uwazurike suspended from the NFL?
Eyioma Uwazurike becomes 10th player to be suspended by the NFL since the end of 2022 season.
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Eyioma Uwazurike is a professional American football player who plays as a defensive end for the Denver Broncos in the NFL. He was on track to become a starter in the Denver-based football team but now has received an indefinite suspension from the league. On Monday, the league announced the suspension of Eyioma Uwazurike, but why?
According to reports, the league suspended Eyioma Uwazurike for violating the league’s gambling policy. The 6’6″ defensive end allegedly bet on NFL games during the 2022 regular season. He has been suspended indefinitely now and can only petition reinstatement before July 24, 2024. He becomes the 10th player to be suspended by the NFL for violating the league’s gambling policies since the 2022 season ended. Following his suspension the Broncos issued a statement and pledged their full cooperation with the investigation.
“We were informed by the NFL today that Eyioma Uwazurike has been suspended by the league indefinitely for violating its gambling policy,” the Broncos said in a statement. “Our organization fully cooperated with this investigation and takes matters pertaining to the integrity of the game very seriously.”
Additionally, the Denver-based football team also vowed to educate the members of their organization regarding NFL’s gambling policy. “The Denver Broncos will continue to provide all members of our organization with the necessary education, resources, and support to ensure compliance with the NFL’s Gambling Policy,” claimed Broncos.
Uwazurike wouldn’t be counted on the Broncos’ 90-man roster while being suspended. He becomes the 10th player to get a suspension for gambling on this off-season alone.
Eyioma Uwazurike becomes the most recent victim of NFL gambling policy
The Broncos’ young defensive player Eyioma Uwazurike becomes the latest victim in the long list of players that were suspended for violating the league’s gambling policies. The former Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley was one of the first players to get banned from the league over gambling violations, he missed the entire 2022 season and was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he will play in the upcoming season.
Back in April, four Detroit Lions players and one Washington Commanders player received suspensions. In June another set of four players got punished for betting while in the workplace.
Three players from the Indianapolis Colts and one from the Tennessee Titans got suspended back in June. And now, the Broncos DE becomes the 10th player to get punished for the same crime. The league has been trying to educate players about its gambling policies but the numbers just keep growing and growing.
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