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Arizona Cardinals Director of College Scouting suspended for gambling

Arizona Cardinals Director of College Scouting suspended for gambling

HOUSTON, TX - DECEMBER 14: An Arizona Cardinals helmet is places on the equipment cart during game featuring the Arizona Cardinals and the Houston Texans on December 14, 2025 at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX. (Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Seth CoxFri, Jul 17, 2026·1 min read

In a stream of issues for the Arizona Cardinals this is a new one, and maybe one of the biggest and most damning.

Their Director of College Scouting, Ryan Gold was suspended indefinitely for violating the leagues gambling policy.

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“The League’s 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 reason to believe the integrity of any NFL game was affected, the League takes any violation of the Gambling Policy with the utmost seriousness.”

The Arizona Cardinals continue to find new and exciting ways to promote high level officials that end up being degenerates, whether it is with alcohol or gambling, this is the third high level executive who has been disciplined due to toxic behavior.

At some point we have to wonder if it is the owner enabling this behavior.