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NFL Adds Ex-Players to Gambling Training as League Reports Zero 2024 Suspensions

Coach-led sessions with former players anchor prevention efforts under an unchanged six-rule policy.

Aug 16, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; General view of the National Football League logo on footballs prior to the game between the New York Jets and the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-Imagn Images/File Photo

Overview

  • No players were suspended for gambling violations during the 2024 season, down from 10 the prior year, the league said.
  • At training camps, every team’s head coach opened the mandatory education session emphasizing no NFL betting and no gambling while on the clock.
  • About 20 former players participated as peer messengers to reinforce the rules and share experience with current players.
  • The policy enters 2025 unchanged, including prohibitions on daily fantasy participation and on sharing inside information.
  • League officials said security is tracking betting-related harassment and assessing prediction markets such as Kalshi for manipulation risks, which players are barred from using.