The NFL handed down significant suspensions to four Detroit Lions players on Friday.

Ian Rapoport reports wide receiver Quintez Ceephus and safety C.J. Moore are recieving indefinite suspensions for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. Jameson Williams and Stanley Berryhill are each being given a six-game suspension for betting on non-NFL games from within the Lions facility.

Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney also received an indefinite suspension.

Sources: NFL suspended 5 players, including #Lions WR Jameson Williams, for violations of NFL gambling policy. #Lions’ CJ Moore & Quintez Cephus, plus #Commanders' Shaka Toney, are suspended indefinitely (at least 1 year). Williams & DET’s Stanley Berryhill are suspended 6 games. pic.twitter.com/Jnmzn8iKzj

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 21, 2023

Ceephus and Moore will each be suspended for at least one year for betting on NFL games. The Lions have released both players upon news of their suspensions. Williams and Berryhill are being suspended on a technicality. Players are allowed to bet on non-NFL games, but it’s prohibited to do so in the team’s facility.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport sheds light on the current situation:

“These three players that are suspended at least a year suspended indefinitely were believed to have gambled on NFL games," Rapoport said. "Obviously that is what we saw with Calvin Ridley as well, that's what warranted the major suspension. That is why those players have the ability to reapply, but only after a year.”

“The two players, which are Stanley Berryhill and Jamison Williams, they are believed to have gambled on college games, but from their facility or from another place associated with their NFL team," Rapoport added. "Perhaps the locker room, perhaps the bus that also is not allowed. That is a part of this rule that I think there's a lot of education being done on right now. With agents and teams disseminating info letting players know that even though it is a college game, they're not allowed to place a bet on it, if it is from the facility or if it's something associated with the team.”

Some of the relevant language from the NFL's gambling policy:

"All NFL Personnel are prohibited from placing, soliciting, or facilitating any bet, whether directly or indirectly through a third-party, on any NFL game, practice or other event."

— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) April 21, 2023

Though it seems Williams and Berryhill got caught in a complex loophole, the NFL isn’t likely to budge on this issue. The Lions must navigate their first six games of the season without one of their most dynamic offensive weapons.