The NFL handed down an indefinite suspension to Denver Broncos defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike last year for breaking the league’s gambling policy. In addition to the NFL’s suspension, Uwazurike also faced potential legal repercussions.
Eyioma Uwazurike is one of seven athletes from Iowa facing charges
A fast-rising issue in many leagues including the NFL, player gambling will carry ramifications no longer confined to internal enforcement structures, but rising to the level of criminal prosecution.
Eyioma Uwazurike allegedly bet on five Denver Broncos games and two Iowa State games while he was part of those teams. A formal complaint filed in Story County, Iowa, on Tuesday includes other former Cyclones teammates.
The former fourth-round pick’s rookie season is now believed to have included bets on Broncos games.
Denver Broncos defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike is in even more hot water following accusations of gambling on not only Broncos games, but also Iowa State games.
Broncos defensive tackle Eyioma Uwazurike, who was suspended indefinitely last week for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, is now being investigated in a criminal gambling probe.
Even before Eyioma Uwazurike was indefinitely suspended for violating the NFL's gambling policy, the Denver Broncos were a bit thin on the defensive line.
Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike became the latest player to be suspended for sports betting earlier this week
Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike on Monday became the latest NFL player to be suspended for a gambling violation, and his head coach is not happy with the league.
When trying to better explain gambling rules to his players, Sean Payton compared the NFL’s gambling rules to its gun rules.
The Broncos depth along the defensive line is thin as they enter training camp Yesterday, we learned that the NFL had suspended second-year defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike indefinitely for betting on NFL games.
The NFL has suspended yet another player for violating the league’s gambling policy. On Monday, the league announced that Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike has been banned indefinitely, which means for at least a full year.
Broncos defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike joined the infamous (and growing) list of NFL players to be suspended under the league's betting rules.
Denver Broncos defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL for betting on league games in his rookie season of 2022. Uwazurike, 25, will be out at least one year and can petition for reinstatement no sooner than July 24, 2024, the league announced in a statement Monday.
The identity of the latest NFL player to receive NFL discipline for violation of the league’s gambling policy has been learned.
The NFL’s crackdown on gambling continued Monday, as the league issued an indefinite suspension to Denver Broncos defensive tackle Eyioma Uwazurike for betting on NFL games during the 2022 season.
Will Eyioma Uwazurike take the next step and compete for even more playing time in 2023? Eyioma Uwazurike is entering his second season in the NFL and at 320 pounds he is one of the Denver Broncos biggest defensive lineman on the roster.
Broncos Wire’s 90-man offseason roster series continues today with a look at second-year defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike, No. 96. Before the Broncos
The Denver Broncos need to bolster the depth of their defensive line, despite spending three selections across the front in last year’s draft and bringing in Zach Allen in free agency.
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