John Mateer is in hot water for gambling allegations. If the NCAA finds him guilty, he's definitely off of my draft list. No way do I take a 6'0" quarterback with character concerns.
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QB 2026
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Internet detectives? Can they make it sound anymore laughable?
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Pretty dumb in this day and age. I believe him that he wasnt gambling but he's a moron for thinking it was ok to put sports gambling or whatever as the subject on venmo
$10 between friends? Gimme a break
$10 between friends? Gimme a break
He's not supposed to do anything like that. NCAA rules are explicitly clear on that. It doesn't matter if it's $10, $100, $1,000, or even $1; he's not allowed to gamble any money on his own sport, which the Venmo clearly stated he did - and if you include the joke of "sports gambling" - even if it's only a joke - it makes him look extremely stupid.
Do you want someone that stupid at quarterback for the Rams? Do you think McVay would have patience for someone that stupid as his signal-caller of the future when he had none for Goff?
Taking a sledgehammer to a mosquito I see.
Whats sick to me are the folks out there looking to ruin a 20 year old kids life over a $20 bet with friends
Stalking venmo to find dirt? Good lord
I'm much more concerned about Bennett's drinking history/rehab, which comes in around a 2 out of 10 on a concern scale (10 being the highest)
Ruin his life? Mateer did it entirely to himself. Posting the title "sports gambling" for a bet as a professional athlete - two payments, including one of a game in his own conference, on a Venmo account under his own name, no less; it's not rocket science to look that up, and I guarantee NFL teams do the exact same thing. - is stupid, and you don't do that as a professional athlete, even as a joke. People weren't nearly as sympathetic in other cases with young athletes who were around Mateer's age and did the exact same thing.
And here's the thing: his life isn't ruined yet. The maximum suspension he's facing is six games - if that. He'll have to answer questions to NFL scouts and GMs. He'll still likely go to the Combine, since what he did is not a criminal offense. He could possibly get drafted if he plays well enough.
My question is this: do you honestly want someone this stupid as your signal-caller for the next however long after Stafford? And do you think McVay would have any patience with someone this stupid?
2 10$ payments when he was a freshman
Gimme a break
18 year old kids do stupid things.
Congrats to the low life who had nothing better to do with his life than to scrub venmo
Guys get granted "second chances" over much worse
Not a bad strat -- QB is supposedly deep in 2026 -- but I want our Rams to get the best QB of this draft & this kid is 6'0" and already has some controversy.
Eighteen-year-old kids do stupid things, but that doesn't mean there aren't consequences to their actions. He knew damned well he wasn't supposed to do it, and he did it anyway.
And as to looking up Venmo stuff, I guarantee that NFL teams would do the exact same thing; they're that thorough.
And you didn't answer my question: do you really want someone who did something this stupid as your quarterback, and do you think McVay would have any patience for someone this stupid as his quarterback?
It doesnt raise a blip on the radar of concern for me, not in the slightest
And probably bothers McVay even less
Heck I think even Steve Spagnolo and his Four Pillars would laugh this one off
Yeah and I did stupid stuff when I was 18 and could have been thrown out of college if I was caught.
Imho - all people who are in college do stupid stuff when 18.
Just as an FYI - I lived on a community township that only had college students and every single male person (and some females) that I knew there did some really stupid stuff. I think every single one of us would have been kicked out of college if we got caught.
I gotta say you’re being pretty rough on the kid for a pretty inane thing. I doubt he thought anything about it at the time. I’ve put things like “sexual favors” in the memo section hoping my buddy’s wife would see it. And I can’t use the excuse that I was 18 at the time. Seems a lot to do about nothing really.
Again, I'm not saying he's beyond redemption; he's only going to get suspended six games at most for this. I'm not even saying I didn't do stupid, unforgivable shit at a younger age because I did.
But gambling in sports has always come down hard on those who do that. That is an insane risk to take on a quarterback - a quarterback of your future - who doesn't even have the measurables you wish for. If you spend a high pick on him, and he turns out to be a serial gambler, that's a high pick gone, and you have to spend another high pick on a quarterback. And that's the best-case scenario for a gambler; imagine giving him a huge contract and he gets suspended for a year for gambling.
Apparently now there’s a guy saying he opened the account under JM’s name. He claims he and his buddies do that on occasion. He issued an apology for the trouble it has caused.
Could be bullshit. Could be true. But we should probably let it play out before we hang the kid.
Could be bullshit. Could be true. But we should probably let it play out before we hang the kid.
But just another reason not to jump to conclusions before all the info comes out. People cancelling him saying he shouldn't play etc etc etc
Just like so many other people who were convicted in the court of public opinion at the first chance.
