NFL Forced Eagles RB Saquon Barkley to Sell Stake in Prediction Market Polymarket

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley broke the news this week that NFL players are not allowed to own a stake in prediction markets. Saquon Barkley celebrates a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on Oct. 26, 2026. Barkley was an investor in Polymarket, a prediction market that trades sports event contracts. (Image: Getty) Speaking with Front Office Sports, Barkley revealed that league rules prohibit players and all other personnel covered by the NFL Gambling Policy from investing in prediction markets that offer trading on sports. Barkley is an active investor in several tech startups, including fintech firm Ramp and Anduril Industries, a manufacturer of advanced autonomous systems for the military. In September 2025, The Profile reported that Barkley was an investor in Polymarket, the decentralized prediction market that offers sports trading. Barkley told FOS that he’s no longer a shareholder in the platform. I was in it before, but no bueno,” Barkley said. “I am not allowed to be in that.” Barkley made about $50 million while with the New York Giants. He signed a three-year deal with the Eagles in 2024 for $37.75 million, with $26 million guaranteed. NFL Gambling Policy The league generally prohibits players from directly owning shares of publicly traded gambling companies, though mutual funds and index funds that include gambling stocks are allowed. Since prediction markets like Polymarket began offering sports in late 2025, the NFL amended its Gambling Policy to include the platforms as gambling enterprises. The league has confirmed that covered personnel cannot invest in or promote sportsbooks or prediction markets. The NFL views prediction markets as gambling entities,” an NFL spokesperson said. “Players are not allowed to endorse or invest in a company like Polymarket under the Gambling Policy.” The Gambling Policy states that covered personnel “shall not work for, own or operate, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, individually or through any business organization, any casino (whether or not such casino operates a ‘sportsbook’ or otherwise accepts wagering on sports), or other gambling-related enterprise.” NFL Opposes Prediction Markets While the NFL has embraced sports betting, the league opposes sports prediction markets. Earlier this month, the NFL filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of the court taking up the legal debate of sports prediction markets. The NFL argues that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is ill-equipped to regulate sports prediction markets and ensure that the markets are protected against manipulation. “The NFL’s highest priority is preserving the integrity of its games. The NFL has long engaged with legal sportsbooks and state gaming authorities to create and support a comprehensive statutory and regulatory framework that provides core integrity protections,” the filing said. The Supreme Court was petitioned by the State of New Jersey to determine if states can apply their gambling and sports betting laws to sports event contracts on prediction markets, which are regulated by the CFTC. The court has not yet announced whether it will accept the case. The post NFL Forced Eagles RB Saquon Barkley to Sell Stake in Prediction Market Polymarket appeared first on Casino.org.