Jacksonville coach Doug Pederson is excited about wide receiver Calvin Ridley joining the Jaguars – whenever that may be.

The NFL indefinitely suspended Ridley on March 7, 2022, for betting on league games. The former Alabama standout applied to be reinstated on Feb. 15, the first day that he could do so.

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During a press conference at the NFL Scouting Combine, Pederson said the team doesn’t have an inkling as to when Ridley might be allowed to join Jacksonville’s roster.

“He hasn’t been cleared yet, so I’m just waiting for that day,” Pederson said, “anticipating the day that he’s cleared by the NFL, and we’re looking forward to that day.

“I can only go off what I’ve seen on film, and he’s excitable. He’s a top receiver in this league when he’s on his game. I’m excited when that day comes and we can embrace him onto our team. He gives us just another weapon potentially for (quarterback) Trevor (Lawrence).”

In his most recent full season, Ridley had 90 receptions for 1,374 yards and nine touchdowns in 2020 for the Atlanta Falcons.

In 49 NFL regular-season games, Ridley has 248 receptions for 3,342 yards and 28 touchdowns. Only four other receivers in NFL history can match Ridley’s receiving stats through their first 49 games – Odell Beckham Jr., Marques Colston, Mike Evans and A.J. Green.

Ridley posted all those stats for the Falcons. Jacksonville obtained Ridley from Atlanta in a trade-deadline deal on Nov. 1.

Ridley’s situation made for a complex trade. Jacksonville sent a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft to the Falcons. But there are conditions attached, and the 2023 pick could drop back to a sixth-rounder and the 2024 pick could wind up as a third-rounder or a second-rounder, depending on what happens with Ridley.

Ridley most recently played in an NFL game on Oct. 24, 2021.

After missing the Falcons’ game on Oct. 31, 2021, Ridley issued a statement that read: “These past few weeks have been very challenging, and as much as I’d like to be on the field competing with my teammates, I need to step away from football at this time and focus on my mental wellbeing. This will help me be the best version of myself now and in the future. I want to thank my teammates, the entire Atlanta Falcons organization, our great fans, my friends and my family for all of their support during this time.”

The Falcons placed Ridley on the non-football injury/illness list, and he missed the remainder of the 2021 season.

During his time away from Atlanta, the NFL said Ridley placed bets on NFL games over a five-day period in November 2021.

The NFL does not allow betting on its games by its players, coaches or any other team and league personnel. The league’s gambling policy states: “NFL personnel are restricted or prohibited from engaging in the following gambling-related activities, regardless of whether such activities are legal,” and the first prohibited activity listed is “betting on football.”

“All NFL personnel are prohibited from placing, soliciting or facilitating any bet, whether directly or indirectly through a third-party, on any NFL game, practice or other event,” the league’s gambling policy states. “This includes betting on game outcome, statistics, score, performance of any individual participant or any other kind of ‘proposition bet’ on which wagering is offered.”

Violators of the provision become subject to disciplinary action by the NFL commissioner, including “a fine, termination of employee and/or banishment from the NFL for life.”

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.