NFL Flexes Muscles Over Players’ Arm Wrestling Contest at MGM Grand

The NFL might have sanctioned the Raiders’ move to vegas but that doesn’t mean it’s happy for its players to hang out in casinos, even for arm-wrestling competitions.
LA Rams’ Jamon Brown squares off against Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Howard Jones during the Pro Football Arm Wrestling Championship at the MGM Grand but are they about to have strong-armed by the NFL for engaging in casino marketing activities?
Over 30 players, including Maurkice Pouncey, Mychal Kendricks, Navarro Bowman, Kenny Stills, and Marquette King, might find themselves in hot water for competing in the inaugural ‘Pro Football Arm Wrestling Championship’ at the MGM Grand over the weekend.
The event was co-hosted by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison and former operating straight back Marshawn Lynch, a made-for-TV deal that is defined to be broadcast on CBS on May 27 28.
But based on NFL policy, players are not permitted to ‘promote casino activities,’ which includes attending casinos as part of promotional activities, unless they look for pre-approval, which, in line with the NFL, is what everyone apparently forgot to do.
‘Had we been asked ahead of time if this was acceptable, we might have indicated it was in direct violation associated with the gambling policy,’ Joe Lockhart, the NFL’s VP for communications and affairs that are public told USA TODAY Sports. ‘No one sought pre-approval.’
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