CoachHodnett;1393012 said:
On the 2 Minute Drill at 8:30 PM Eastern, they reported the Commanders have reached an agreement with Bills LB London Fletcher.
Isn't this tampering by some means?
Yeah, that would most certainly be tampering... of course, in years past, the commish was Tags, and he was a Skins season ticket holder, so the league turned a blind eye to their tampering, year in and year out... and the Skins seemed to sign the top target on their free agent wish list, year in and year out...
We've discussed this before, ALL teams tamper, they all wink at the rules for the start of free agency... there are strong rumors the Boys are already negotiating with Leonard Davis...
But IF the Skins come out of the gate swinging, and sign Fletcher on the first day, the new commish should have them in his office ASAP, and launch a formal investigation into tampering, after Clayton's report... further, the agents for the players signed should be investigated, and if found guilty of collusion in the tampering, have their licenses suspended for a time...
The Skins have been the most egregious offender of this rule for some years now, and if the rule is to mean anything at all, they have to be stopped... if ALL the teams in the league followed the rules, then no team would be at a competitive disadvantage by waiting until the rules say you can start talking to free agents... there would be no need to tamper...