NFL suspends Cardinals executive Ryan Gold indefinitely for gambling violation

The NFL has suspended Cardinals executive Ryan Gold indefinitely for violating the league's gambling policy, the league announced Friday. The suspension is effective immediately.

>The NFL's investigation determined that Gold provided inside information regarding the Cardinals' draft selections before the picks were announced. He also participated in parlay bets on NFL and college games.

>“The gambling policy, which is annually reviewed with all NFL personnel, strictly prohibits anyone in the NFL from participating in or facilitating any form of sports gambling, and from providing third parties non-public information," the league said in a statement. “Although there is no reason to believe the integrity of any NFL game was affected, the league takes any violation of the gambling policy with the utmost seriousness."

>It is unclear how the NFL knew to begin investigating Gold.

>Gold was in his 13th season with the Cardinals, having been promoted to director of college scouting last summer. He spent the previous three years (2022-24) as the assistant director of college scouting after four seasons (2018-21) as a college scouting coordinator.

>Gold can appeal the suspension, according to the league.