Wide receiver Calvin Ridley was reinstated after he was suspended indefinitely for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. Ridley, who was traded from the Falcons to the Jaguars and is now able to join his new team, said his suspension was “self-inflicted.”
In levying Ridley’s suspension, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote to him in a letter, “Your actions put the integrity of the game at risk, threatened to damage public confidence in professional football, and potentially undermined the reputations of your fellow players throughout the NFL.”
On Monday, Ridley said in his statement, “I have great respect for the game and am excited for the opportunity to restart my career in Jacksonville. I look forward to showing my new coaches, teammates, and the entire Jaguars organization exactly who I am and what I represent as a player and person.”Ridley, 28, was productive in his first two seasons before breaking out in 2020 with 90 catches for 1,374 yards — tied for the fifth most in the NFL that year — and nine touchdowns.
His addition to Jacksonville’s pass-catching corps could help quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the No. 1 pick in the 2021 draft, build off
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