NFL's Ravens fined for misleading injury report

 This World Series is so good it's causing problems in Casa Delon. My lovely wife Rebecca and I like to watch at least one program together during dinner. Of course we have our own personal favorite shows but it's important to have a similar interest in entertainment, especially if you're both busy all day. My wife likes reality tv...a lot. Right now her go to is MTV's The Challenge I don't know what season because I don't care, there's only so much bad acting and pretending errrr I mean competition I can take. Tulsa King, now that's different. As I mentioned in the last blog, we're in the middle of watching season three. Normally, we'll watch a couple of episodes but I had to check on the World Series. Such a fantastic game and it was refreshing to see that after blowing the last two games at home the Dodgers didn't roll over but fought hard and survived to force a game 7 which should be an instant classic.

My last blog was also about gambling in sports, in particular the NBA. I feel all sports leagues should randomly be investigated because there's just way too much money floating around and crossing the line between legal and illegal gambling is something no sport can afford. This is what can happen when you partner up with betting sites. One of the most hilarious things I watched the other day was some dude on one of ESPN's sports shows talking about honesty in sports gambling. 

This is incredibly bad timing for the NFL. It was only a matter of time before one of the league's teams or players dragged them into the gambling discussion. Now it should be noted that what the Baltimore Ravens did is not directly tied to any gambling investigation...not yet. It certainly could be used to influence the Las Vegas line though.

 The Baltimore Ravens were fined $100,000 for violating the injury report. QB Lamar Jackson is the MVP of the Ravens each and every game as we have all come to see how the team struggles to score points since his injury early this season. So whether or not Jackson plays has a significant impact on the teams betting lines. 

The Ravens incorrectly listed Jackson as a full participant in the October 24th practice. He was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday and Thursday earlier in the week but upgraded to full participant on Friday which was the last full practice of the week. Baltimore then listed Jackson as limited before ultimately ruling him out for the next game. In other words, by upgrading him they mislead opponents and Vegas by suggesting the 2 time NFL MVP would be in a position to play that week.

The Ravens avoided losing a draft pick because the league determined the violation was the result of negligence and not an attempt to gain a competitive advantage. Given everything going on with the NBA I'd say the Ravens got off light.

The Ravens did release a statement:

"It is critical that the Baltimore Ravens always operate with integrity and in full accordance with NFL guidelines. We clearly made an error regarding player injury reporting and cooperated transparently with the league's investigation. We accept the decision by the NFL that we violated policy and have taken steps to ensure that we will be compliant moving forward." The Ravens will not appeal the fine.

Jackson is currently a full participant and once again the starting QB as the Ravens just defeated the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night. Then again, the Dolphins are so bad right now the Ravens could've started a cab driver and gotten a win. The NBA is a mess and the NFL should be on egg shells and they'll be scrutinized even more for things like ref gate, penalty gate, Andy Reid chest bumping Travis Kelce, there's a chance of seeing all three at Swift gate...I hear Taylor Swift is supposed to be there which means bet on the Bills. Not saying she's a jinx but...ok yes I am... KC vs Buffalo tomorrow...now that's must see tv.