Three Time Grey Cup Champion Shawn Lemon has been suspended indefinitely for betting on games

Former Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman Shawn Lemon has been suspended indefinitely for betting on CFL games.

Lemon, a former University of Akron standout, won three Grey Cups during a 13-year CFL career, including with the Alouettes in November 2023.

He re-signed with the team in December but retired on April 10.

An investigation by the CFL found that Lemon, 35, bet on CFL games in 2021 while playing for the Calgary Stampeders. The investigation uncovered “clear and irrefutable evidence” of Lemon’s involvement in wagering on games, though there were no indications that games were affected by his wagering

CFL released this statement:

“The integrity of our game is of the utmost importance. Any other factors – career performance, actions in the community, timing, frequency or size of wagers – hold no weight when the legitimacy of the CFL can be called into question,” CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie said in the release.

“It is our responsibility as a league to investigate and address such abnormalities, and it is our collective duty, along with our teams and players, to ensure that sports wagering in no way impacts the quality nor standing of the CFL. We will continue to work with our authorized gaming operators, partners and stakeholders to hold our game to the highest standard.”