The NFL has suspended Jets wide receivers coach Miles Austin indefinitely for at least one year for violating the league’s gambling policy, per Tom Pelissero.
The NFL is suspending Jets receivers coach Miles Austin for violating the league’s gambling policy, per sources.
There’s no indication Austin bet on NFL games as a coach but bet on other sports which violates NFL personnel gambling policy. pic.twitter.com/n3ACgHXLPA
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 23, 2022
The NFL sent out a statement Friday: “The league will have no further comment until that appeal has been resolved.”
Per the policy, “All NFL 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.”
Austin did not coach Thursday against the Jaguars. According to ESPN, Austin had been under investigation for a while.
He is appealing the decision per a statement from his attorney, Bill Deni. “The NFL suspended Miles Austin for wagering from a legal mobile account on table games and non-NFL professional sports. Miles did not wager on any NFL game in violation of the Gambling Policy for NFL Personnel. He has been fully cooperative with the NFL’s investigation. He is appealing his suspension.”
Austin becomes the second player or coach to be suspended as a result of gambling, joining Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who was suspended in March.
Austin was in his fourth season as a coach and his second with the Jets after being brought over from San Francisco by Robert Saleh.