Isaiah Rodgers believes the bets that led to his suspension were placed by and on behalf of others.

[{"selector":"#anim-5256a830-359b-4cdd-bfb8-a9553e64cef3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-36.816406133403596%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":8000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-556eed93-19fe-459b-9949-0585248ceb7c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Isaiah Rodgers says that the bets that resulted in his suspension for the full 2023 season were made by and on behalf of others.

[{"selector":"#anim-74e9a613-90cf-449d-b6c2-b891b256cc6c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.751953055782128%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":8000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb7880d3-e331-4310-a6cb-5cfe7f3613fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Rodgers, who has kept a low profile since the NFL suspended him in June, told ESPN that he was betting in Indiana, where sports betting via apps was legal at the time,

[{"selector":"#anim-9a508286-45b6-4dfb-a5f3-46efe6500a5a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":8000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0cd22256-74ff-4209-8abe-c1ac50ab1393","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] on behalf of friends and family in Florida, where gambling was i llegal."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," Rogers said.

[{"selector":"#anim-6cf08ae3-5647-4852-92f0-b7677592bc65 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":8000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b39d0504-00c5-4d22-8f8e-39c18dbe66c7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "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," he added.

[{"selector":"#anim-59c455fa-477b-483a-b21b-a65a478c6d1d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":8000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83813528-28fb-491f-b70a-7f80cd128ab7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Rodgers also says that one unusual bet from his online gambling account,

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[{"selector":"#anim-3c3a2a35-9c84-41ba-8f5a-cbdf1d626bab [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.53124986059096%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":8000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-71d756c6-89ef-4ab0-959e-96ddeae6931b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Following his suspension, the Colts released Rodgers. The Eagles then signed him, and he is now on the reserve/suspended list.

[{"selector":"#anim-f5f2e0bf-9caa-4206-910f-9fd5e38f689e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":8000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed9009d1-5c75-4b68-a1c4-7b9c57d82de7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] If the NFL reinstates him this season, he has a shot to make the roster in Philadelphia.

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