{"id":369032,"date":"2026-07-20T06:49:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T01:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=369032"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T01:19:03","slug":"nfl-suspends-cardinals-exec-ryan-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/nfl-suspends-cardinals-exec-ryan-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Suspends Cardinals Exec Ryan Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JULY 19:<\/strong> In a press release today, Gold\u2019s attorney, Mike Caspino, called the NFL\u2019s accusations \u201cblatantly false\u201d as he demanded an appeal<\/a> of the league\u2019s decision. In keeping with ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter, Caspino voiced belief that the NFL\u2019s case against his client lacks strength.<\/p>\n

Per Schefter, the attorney claimed that Gold couldn’t have leaked draft pick information because he didn\u2019t know who they were picking on the time and only team owner Michael Bidwill<\/strong> and general manager Monti Ossenfort<\/strong> did. As for the parlay bets, Caspino asserts that the gambling activity attributed to Gold was actually Gold\u2019s wife making weekly $10 bets \u201cwith a gaggle of highschool friends on parlays and that Gold was not involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

JULY 17:<\/strong> The NFL has suspended Cardinals director of school scouting Ryan Gold<\/strong> indefinitely for violating its gambling policy. The ban will take effect immediately, but Gold has the precise to appeal it.<\/p>\n

As a part of its announcement, the NFL stated (via ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter<\/a>): \u201cThe League\u2019s investigation determined that Gold provided confidential, non-public inside information regarding 2026 Draft selections by the Cardinals before they were announced, and that Mr. Gold participated in parlay bets on NFL and college games. Although there is no such thing as a reason to imagine the integrity of any NFL game was affected, the League takes any violation of the Gambling Policy with the utmost seriousness.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Cardinals made their very own statement in response to Gold\u2019s suspension, saying partially (via the Associated Press<\/a>): \u201cWe fully support the league\u2019s decision on this matter, which involves a single worker. Our focus stays on preparing for the beginning of coaching camp next week and the 2026 season.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Cardinals fully cooperated with the league\u2019s investigation, the AP reports. Prior to his suspension, the Cardinals employed Gold in various roles for 13 years. After three years because the team\u2019s assistant director of school scouting, he earned a promotion to his most up-to-date position in June 2025.<\/p>\n

Gold\u2019s ban is the primary time the league has handed down discipline for violating its gambling policy because it suspended then-Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers<\/strong> indefinitely in June 2023. The league reinstated Rodgers in April 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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JULY 19: In a press release today, Gold\u2019s attorney, Mike Caspino, called the NFL\u2019s accusations \u201cblatantly false\u201d as he demanded an appeal of the league\u2019s decision. In keeping with ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter, Caspino voiced belief that the NFL\u2019s case against his client lacks strength. Per Schefter, the attorney claimed that Gold couldn’t have leaked draft […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":369033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[27711,10910,3465,1998,3007,4578],"class_list":["post-369032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-cardinals","tag-exec","tag-gold","tag-nfl","tag-ryan","tag-suspends"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t