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Will NFL teams prioritize gambling education during a season?

Published Oct 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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The NFL is far more reactive than it is proactive. Which makes Friday's reminder memo about the gambling policy, one day after the NBA landed in perhaps the biggest gambling scandal in sports since Tim Donaghy, extremely predictable.The question is whether it will be effective, especially as to the risks regarding the misuse of inside information.The memo recommends teams to remind players that they must not "[s]hare confidential, non-public information regarding any NFL game, player, or event with any third-party."Here's the question. Will the teams even bother to breathe a word of it to players during an active, busy football season?Consider this excerpt from Friday's press conference by 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, as transcribed and distributed by the team.Q: The NFL sent out something today with the NFLPA regarding the NBA gambling thing to remind NFL players about what they can and can't do. Is that something that you address with them or does somebody else take care of that?A: No, I don't address that with them. We've got too much other stuff to worry about. Hopefully they don't have time to do that stuff right now. But you asked if they sent something...

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