Shawn Lemon has become the third professional athlete playing for a Canadian team to be suspended for breaking sports betting rules.
On Wednesday (24 April), the Canadian Football League (CFL) announced that it is suspending Lemon – who played on three Grey Cup winning teams during his career – indefinitely.
Lemon, a South Carolina native, unexpectedly announced his retirement on 10 April, which would coincide with the time during which the league was conducting its inquiry.
The CFL suspension comes a week after the NBA banned Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter for sharing confidential information and betting on the league. The Ottawa Senators’ Shane Pinto was also suspended for 41 games for violating league betting rules.
According to a CFL press release, the league found “clear and irrefutable evidence” that Lemon violated league policy, but it says there is no indication of match fixing.
Integrity of the game “of the utmost importance”
The CFL discovered that Lemon bet on league ..
