Graham Gano joined the NFL in 2009. Since 2018, when sports betting became legal beyond Nevada, he has noticed a change.

“I hear everyone else’s frustration -- media, fans. Shoot, ever since sports betting started happening, I get people telling me to kill myself every week ,” Gano said Thursday, via Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com. “‘Cause I’ll hit a kick that loses them money. I’ll miss a kick and it loses them money. It was the other day that someone told me to get cancer and die. I mean, that stuff is part of it.”

Gano has missed time with multiple injuries this season. He’s likely to not kick on Sunday due to a neck issue. He hasn’t practiced this week, and the team is preparing Younghoe Koo to kick at Chicago.

“Just playing this long, you’re used to it by now,” Gano said. “But w

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