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The Philadelphia Eagles are taking a chance on suspended cornerback Isaiah Rodgers. The Eagles announced on Monday that they signed a deal with Rodgers, who was released by the Indianapolis Colts earlier this year after he was suspended indefinitely for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. Rodgers is suspended for at least the entire 2023 campaign, and he can’t apply for reinstatement until after the season. In theory, he’d join the Eagles for the 2024 season. The terms of his deal are not known. He was placed immediately on the reserve/suspended list. Rodgers was suspended indefinitely for at least a year in January for violating the league’s gambling policy. He was one of four suspended at the time along with then-Colts defensive end Rashod Berry, then-Lions defensive tackle Demetrius Taylor and Titans offensive lineman Nicholas Petit-Frere. The Colts quickly waived Rodgers and Berry afterward. Rodgers reportedly made about 100 bets between $25 and $50. He allegedly placed a $1,000 wager on an over/under rushing yards prop bet involving a Colts running back, which he reportedly won. The league made another wave of gambling-related suspensions earlier this summer. The NFL had previously suspended then-Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley for the 2022 season for violating the gambling policy. He has since been reinstated and will play this season for the Jacksonville Jaguars after a trade from Atlanta. Ridley’s suspension was the first since the widespread legalization of sports betting in the United States in 2018. Rodgers started nine games for the Colts last season, his third in the league after Indianapolis selected him in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He had 34 total tackles last season, and was used frequently on kick and punt returns. The 25-year-old was set to enter the fourth and final year of his initial four-year, $3.4 million deal with the team this fall before he was waived. Though he won’t be able to play right away, the Eagles clearly think Rodgers can make a meaningful impact for them down the road.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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