Calvin Ridley's opening up for the first time on his year-long suspension for gambling on NFL games, explaining he was battling depression and anxiety at the time. Still, he's making no excuses -- 'I f***ed up.'
Ridley says the bets started when he stepped away from the Atlanta Falcons to focus on his mental health. He was battling depression and anxiety, which he says started when he suffered a foot injury. He says his wife was also dealing with trauma from their house being burglarized. So, it was a difficult time for his family.
"I was looking for anything to take my mind off of things and make the day go by faster," Ridley wrote."One day, I saw a TV commercial for a betting app, and for whatever reason, I downloaded it on my phone." He says he deposited $1,500 and started placing bets on NBA games, as well as the Falcons, which he says was just his way of rooting for his team.
"I didn’t have any inside information. I wasn’t even talking to anybody on the team at the time. I was totally off the grid," Ridley said adamantly. Of course, the NFL ultimately found out and threw the book at Calvin ... a moment he calls"probably the worst day of my life." The trash-talking and trolling didn't help either.Some Calvin Ridley highlights for
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