Five ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøplayers who were suspended indefinitely for violating the league's gambling policy in 2023 have been reinstated, ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNetwork Insider Tom Pelissero reported Thursday.
Three ex-Lions players -- wide receiver Quintez Cephus, safety C.J. Moore and defensive lineman Demetrius Taylor -- ex-Colts linebacker Rashod Berry and current Commanders edge Shaka Toney have had their active statuses restored.
Of the five reinstated players, only Toney is currently on a team's 90-man roster.
Last April, Toney and four Lions players – including Cephus and Moore – received suspensions, with Toney, Cephus and Moore drawing indefinite penalties. Two other Lions players, Jameson Williamsand Stanley Berryhill, received six-game suspensions at the time.
In July, the Colts' Berry and Isaiah Rodgers and Taylor, who was a free agent at the time after having been waived by Detroit roughly a month prior, were suspended indefinitely through at least the conclusion of the 2023 season for betting on ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøgames in the 2022 season. Rodgers remains suspended.
The league's gambling policy prohibits anyone in the ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøfrom engaging in any form of gambling in any club or league facility or venue, including the practice facility.
