(AP) — New York Jets wide receivers coach Miles Austin has been suspended by the NFL for violating the league's gambling policy.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the suspension, which Austin is appealing. McCarthy added the league would have no further comment until the appeal is resolved.
Austin could be forced to sit out for a minimum of a year, pending the results of the appeal.
The former NFL wide receiver did not coach in the Jets' 19-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night.
Austin's attorney and agent William P. Deni Jr. said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press that Austin did not gamble on football.
