Dolphins owner suspended for trying to bring in Tom Brady and Sean Payton illegally
Adam Schefter has reported that the NFL has stripped the Dolphins of their 2023 first-round draft pick and 2024 third-round pick for violating the integrity of the game.
Dolphins' owner Stephen Ross is also suspended through Oct. 17 and fined $1.5 million.
NFL ruled that the Dolphins had "impermissible communications with quarterback Tom Brady in 2019-20, while he was under contract to the New England Patriots. Those communications began as early as August 2019 and continued throughout the 2019 season and postseason."
NFL also said the Dolphins had "impermissible communications with both Mr. Brady and his agent during and after the 2021 season, while he was under contract to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ... Those discussions focused on Mr. Brady becoming a limited partner in the Dolphins."
NFL:
"In January 2022, the Dolphins had impermissible communications with Don Yee, the agent for Saints head coach Sean Payton, about having Mr. Payton serve as Miami's head coach. Miami did not seek consent from New Orleans to have these discussions..."
Roger Goodell:
"Investigators found tampering violations of unprecedented scope and severity. I know of no prior instance of a team violating the prohibition of tampering with both a head coach and star player, to the potential detriment of other clubs, over a period of several years."
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