The NFL on Monday reinstated Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike one year after he was indefinitely suspended for violating league gambling rules, the team announced.
Uwazurike was a fourth-round pick out of Iowa State in 2022 and played in eight games as a rookie. He was suspended in July 2023 after league officials determined he bet on NFL games in 2022.
Criminal charges against Uwazurike and three other Iowa State athletes related to a gambling investigation were dropped by state prosecutors in Iowa in March, clearing the way for the 26-year-old to apply for reinstatement. Uwazurike is...