Isaiah Rodgers Sr., the former Indianapolis Colts quarterback who is currently serving a one-year ban for betting on his team, revealed it all in an interview with ESPN. [Image: Shutterstock.com]
Isaiah Rodgers Sr. is currently serving a one-year ban from the NFL for betting on his team. The Indianapolis Colts fired the cornerback in June 2023 after the allegations surfaced.
In his first interview since his suspension, Rodgers told ESPN that he placed bets on people he knew and not himself. The unnamed people lived in Florida where there were no legal sports offices operating at the time. Rodgers accepted responsibility for his actions because he knew the league’s rules and was prepared to deal with the consequences.
NFL investigators discovered that Rodgers placed bets on his team while at the Colts facility. League rules at the time stipulated that the penalty for betting on one’s own team was a one-year ban, which has since increased to two years. Rodgers placed more than 100 bets in total, including a successful $1,000 bet on former teammate Jonathan Taylor to rush for more than 100 yards in one game. Most of the bets were “crazy $25 bonuses just to try and make a crazy amount,” he said.
I didn’t think he would get caught
Rodgers did not think he would be arrested and first heard about the investigation more than three months before it became public. The Philadelphia Eagles signed the 26-year-old in August and placed him on the suspended/reserve list. He will be eligible to return to his position after the Super Bowl.
