NFL sports betting suspended Jets assistant Miles Austin
NFL sports betting suspended Jets assistant Miles Austin
According to our source, New York Jets wide receiver coach Miles Austin faces a one-year suspension for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. Friday’s NFL statement confirms Austin’s suspension and appeal.
Suspension:
Until that appeal is resolved, the NFL will not comment. The source also learned that Austin must serve any suspension before reapplying. According to the same source, Miles Austin has been under investigation by them since the League discovered that the coach gambled on sports.
Policy breach:
Their players cannot bet on NFL or college football games or professional sports. Rule violations result in Jets coach suspension.
“The NFL suspended Miles Austin for wagering from a legal mobile account on table games and non-NFL professional sports,” Austin’s attorney William P. Deni Jr. and agent said. Deni stated, “Miles did not wager on any NFL game in violation of the NFL Personnel Gambling Policy.” Appealing his suspension.”
NFL gambling rules:
“All of their Personnel other than Players are further prohibited from placing, soliciting, or facilitating bets on any other professional (e.g., NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, USTA, MLS), college (e.g., NCAA basketball), international (e.g., World Baseball Classic, World Cup), or Olympic sports competition, tournament or event,” the policy states.
Austin may have broken these rules by placing online bets at the Jets’ facility. The League found his sports gambling on a website, according to the source. Austin hasn’t spoken at the New York team’s facility since Tuesday.
Austin:
In 2021, Robert Saleh hired 38-year-old Miles Austin to coach the Jets. After a successful career, he became a San Francisco 49ers offensive quality control coach in 2019. Austin made two Pro Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys from 2006 to 2015. Austin’s longtime League participation and extensive knowledge are undisputed, but the NFL suspended the Jets’ coach, who has yet to appeal.
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