"Coming out of college, the main talk was like, character issues, a lot going on, and stuff like that. I felt like when I was getting everything back on with my life, then the gambling stuff came back and caught up to me. I had to go back to Louisiana, turn myself in, had to deal with that. Kind of not knowing how things would go from here. I was forever thankful that Bill [Belichick] did give me that opportunity."
"After opening up about his struggle with gambling addiction in a Players' Tribune article, Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte is grateful for the opportunity he's gotten in the NFL. As for Boutte's gambling-related charges, those were later dropped in July 2024 after he completed a gambling awareness program and executed self-ban agreements in Massachusetts and with several sportsbook companies. Investigators also determined that Boutte didn't bet against himself during his time at LSU."
Kayshon Boutte described a gambling addiction that cost him $90,000 and left him financially broke. He said he would place wagers from the moment he woke up and in the middle of the night. Boutte was arrested in January 2024 on underage gambling and fraud charges. Injuries and off-field issues had already reduced his draft stock from potential first-round status to a sixth-round selection by the Patriots in 2023. The Patriots and Bill Belichick stuck by him after the arrest. Charges were dropped in July 2024 after he completed a gambling awareness program and self-ban agreements, and investigators found no evidence he bet against himself at LSU.
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