The N.F.L. announced penalties on Thursday for four players who had violated the league’s gambling rules.
Isaiah Rodgers, a cornerback who started nine games last season, and Rashod Berry, a reserve tight end, of the Indianapolis Colts and the free agent defensive tackle Demetrius Taylor, who played in one game last season for the Detroit Lions, were suspended for at least a year for betting on N.F.L. games in the 2022 season.
Nicholas Petit-Frere, an offensive tackle with the Tennessee Titans, received a six-game suspension for betting on other sports while at the team’s facility. He will be allowed to participate in training camp and preseason practices and games.
The league did not immediately detail how the players’ violations had been discovered.
The penalties were the second wave of season-long suspensions handed down in a two-month span. Seven N.F.L. players have received full-season suspensions in the past two years, a period in which pro football and other major sports have embraced legalized betting revenue.
In April, the N.F.L. suspended receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore of the Detroit Lions and defensive end Shaka Toney of the Washington Commanders indefinitely after a league investigation found that they had bet on football games during the 2022 season. As with the most recent suspensions, all are eligible to apply for reinstatement at the conclusion of the 2023 season.
Two other Lions players, receivers Stanley Berryhill and Jameson Williams, were each docked six games for gambling violations, which the team said had included betting from an N.F.L. facility on other sporting events.
Receiver Calvin Ridley was suspended for a season in March 2022 after betting on football games while he was away from the Atlanta Falcons to focus on his mental health. He was reinstated one year later and is expected to make his debut with the Jacksonville Jaguars in September.
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