McGee FBI Probe Evidence of Prevalent Gambling in The NFL
Way to often the NFL tries to put themselves above the other major sports leagues. While Major League Baseball is dealing with cleaning up from the steroid era, the NFL just keeps on trucking. Keeps acting like they have no such problem.
The Associated Press recently reported on an FBI probe of former Green Bay Packer wide receiver Max McGee. The probe took place back in late 1972 through September 1973, according to the AP.
What the probe basically found was that McGee was a gambler. While the FBI was trying to get McGee on bookmaking charges, the evidence did not point to that conclusion. Just that he was a gambler.
Gambling is a problem in the NFL. Their players are equipped with the same ungodly amount of money that other professional athletes enjoy. With that money, many players do the same thing other players in other sports do. They gamble.
They gamble because they can. They have the means to cover any bet, so losing never scares them. For many players, it is a means to get away from the everyday life of being a superstar with all eyes on them.
The NFL will never admit there is a problem. The same league that claims they are against gambling, has everything they do set up for gamblers. Why is there games now being played on all different days of the week? The answer is simple, because it is a way for gamblers to have more opportunities to lose money.
The sad part of the situation is that the league actually believes what they are selling. they believe that people are tuning into a Cardinals-Lions game on a Thursday night for the love of the game.
The McGee probe is just one example of the gambling that goes on in pro football. It shows that the gambling exists. It even shows that the league, itself, gambles.
It gambles on the fact that fans will just continue keeping their eyes shut. Continue to believe the NFL is above having the problems of other leagues. That is a bet they are sure to lose in the long run.
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