The Baltimore Ravens may be subject to discipline from the NFL after listing quarterback Lamar Jackson as a full participant even though he was limited at practice.
The team changed Jackson’s participation status to limited on Saturday and he did not play in Sunday’s 30-16 win over the Bears.
“It really is an honest mistake,” head coach John Harbaugh said, via ESPN. “I can tell you this: Nobody’s trying to hide anything. There’s no advantage to be gained with that.”
Considering that the late change of status implicates betting lines, coupled with last week’s NBA betting scandal, the Ravens could be facing a harsh punishment for their mistake.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio said on NBC’s Football Night in America that the league could use this opportunity to send a message.
“John Harbaugh, the coach of the team, told reporters after the game it was an honest mistake, but that still sets the Ravens up for some sort of a sanction,” Florio said, via Awful Announcing. “The question is, when the league looks into this, will they determine there was some effort to conceal his true status by saying he fully participated? Maybe the Bears would think he’s going to play. If they find something like that, the punishment could be worse.
“For now, the Ravens are looking at fines. They’re looking at the potential loss of draft picks. And even suspensions are on the table based upon what the NFL may find out. A source told me today the NFL understands, given what happened in the NBA, it’s very bad optics. As the source said, it’s an opportunity for the league to make a very strong statement on a very important topic and look for all other teams to go back and look at their procedures and make sure they get it right going forward.”
Last week, the NBA world was rocked by the shocking arrests of Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, who were charged in connection to an illegal gambling ring.
Billups, a former Knicks guard and Basketball Hall of Famer, played 17 seasons in the NBA. He helped lead the 2004 Detroit Pistons to an NBA Finals win, winning the Finals MVP Award.
In October 2024, Billups was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Among his accomplishments are five All-Star nods, three-time All-NBA and two-time All-Defensive.
Rozier is entering his 11th NBA season on his third team. Ahead of the 2015-16 season, he was picked in the first round (No. 16 overall) by the Boston Celtics. Rozier and Brown were teammates on the Celtics from 2016 to 2019.
He played four seasons in Boston before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Kemba Walker and a second-round draft pick.
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