Jeff Lurie ‘very optimistic’ Isaiah Rodgers will be cleared soon after year-long suspension originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Jeff Lurie said he’s “very optimistic” the NFL will clear cornerback Isaiah Rodgers to return to the NFL very soon following his year-long suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy.
The Colts released Rodgers last summer immediately after the league suspended him. The Eagles signed him just before the regular season opened, even though they knew he wouldn’t be allowed to play the entire 2023 season and wasn’t even allowed in the NovaCare Complex. He wasn’t paid and didn’t count against the salary cap.
The suspension was open-ended, but according to league rules Rodgers was able to petition for reinstatement after the Super Bowl. And while it’s not clear if or when he did, Lurie said at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando Tuesday he expects Rodgers to be cleared soon.
“I’m hopeful,” Lurie said. “Very hopeful. He’s a key part of our planning going forward and you know it was a smart move by Howie (Roseman) to acquire Isaiah and very optimistic he’ll be fully on board very soon.”
In an interview on ESPN’s Outside the Lines that was broadcast in February, Rodgers said the bets he placed were for friends and members of his family who couldn’t legally place bets because of where they lived.
“Just trying to help friends and family out, just knowing that it wasn’t legal at the time in Florida and it was in Indiana,” Rodgers said.
“At the end of the day I knew the rules, I wasn’t supposed to do it and I got to take what comes with it.”
If Rodgers is cleared, he could be a significant addition to a secondary that’s in flux.
Since the season ended, the Eagles have released safety Kevin Byard and slot corner Avonte Maddox and declined to re-sign slot corner Bradley Roby and opening-day starting safety Justin Evans and also signed safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson.
In addition, James Bradberry’s future…
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Publish date : 2024-03-26 23:02:19
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