‘We Got a Bet’: Commanders Rookie Acknowledges $10,000 Wager With Ex-Teammate.
Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels might be about to get an early lesson in NFL policy.
The No. 2 overall pick went on the “All Facts No Brakes” podcast with former NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson and confirmed that he’d made a $10,000 bet with former LSU teammate and New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers on who would win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.
Nabers, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, was the first to disclose the bet on “The Pivot” podcast.
“We got a bet going for Rookie of the Year,” Nabers said. “Whoever lose gotta pay. I think it’s $10,000 cash.”
Daniels confirmed the bet — and the amount — while talking with Johnson.
“Man, he wasn’t supposed to tell nobody,” Daniels said. “It’s supposed to be — we got a little something going on. … I mean, [Nabers] put it out there, so it’s like I can’t say he [lied], so.”
The NFL’s gambling policy explicitly forbids players from any form of gambling on anything to do with games. From the league’s official Gambling Policy for NFL Personnel (2022):
“Betting on Football: All NFL Personnel are prohibited from placing, soliciting, or facilitating any bet, whether directly or through a third party, on any NFL game, practice or other event (e.g., Draft or
Combine). This includes betting on game outcome, statistics, score, performance of any individual participant, “futures,” or any other kind of “proposition bet” in any way related to the NFL (regardless of whether such bet involves actual on-field play) (e.g., prop bets related to Gatorade color, pre- or post-game events, halftime show, off-field player conduct or outcomes, etc.”
