[Bette]

Adam Schefter of NFL Access reports tonight that Roger Goodell has determined that the San Francisco 49ers are guilty of violating the anti tampering rule. They had contacted Lance Briggs while he was still under contract to the Bears.
San Francisco will give up their 5th round pick and had to switch with the Bears to switch in the 3rd round. The Bears will pick 7th in the third round and San Francisco will pick 12th.

[NASCAR Gnome]

This really BLOWS!!!

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Bette

Adam Schefter of NFL Access reports tonight that Roger Goodell has determined that the San Francisco 49ers are guilty of violating the anti tampering rule. They had contacted Lance Briggs while he was still under contract to the Bears.
San Francisco will give up their 5th round pick and had to switch with the Bears to switch in the 3rd round. The Bears will pick 7th in the third round and San Francisco will pick 12th.

Steep fine...how did they find out about it???

[bears9]

Haha, the Bears finally win something

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by bears9

Haha, the Bears finally win something

Let's see how they use their pick first...they might blow it...

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Bette

Adam Schefter of NFL Access reports tonight that Roger Goodell has determined that the San Francisco 49ers are guilty of violating the anti tampering rule. They had contacted Lance Briggs while he was still under contract to the Bears.
San Francisco will give up their 5th round pick and had to switch with the Bears to switch in the 3rd round. The Bears will pick 7th in the third round and San Francisco will pick 12th.

I suppose we'll have to listen to this as much as we did about the Pats video taping. After all ... cheating is cheating. I can hardly wait to see all the posts we get on this one.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

I suppose we'll have to listen to this as much as we did about the Pats video taping. After all ... cheating is cheating. I can hardly wait to see all the posts we get on this one.

Cheating is not cheating...this is not a 16-0 team...so who cares...

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Cheating is not cheating...this is not a 16-0 team...so who cares...

18-1 but who's counting. So when is cheating not cheating ??????

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

18-1 but who's counting. So when is cheating not cheating ??????

When your team is less than 8-8...

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

When your team is less than 8-8...

Oh ... OK. I don't have th erule book right in front of me tonight so for this post I'll accept your answer. Can you you give me the page or a URL where I might verify that info ?? Thanks !!

[azrael492]

I think this is just as bad...maybe worse than what happened to the Patriots. San Fran was found to be trying to sabotage another team. Why is the penalty not as steep?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Oh ... OK. I don't have th erule book right in front of me tonight so for this post I'll accept your answer. Can you you give me the page or a URL where I might verify that info ?? Thanks !!

If you open to the Official NFL Handbook, the one put out by the Commish office and sent to each team at the start of the year...turn to page 378...the paragraph that starts..."In order to establish parity"...

[Lefty Noob]

People joke, but this is the second time in 15 years or so that the Niners have been hit with a penalty for something like this. The first time was for fudging the salary cap numbers, if I remember right. Cost a lot of front office people their jobs, including Carmen Policy. Now they get caught illegally tampering with a player under contract. Something about this really rubs me the wrong way.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

If you open to the Official NFL Handbook, the one put out by the Commish office and sent to each team at the start of the year...turn to page 378...the paragraph that starts..."In order to establish parity"...

Would it be possible for you to scan that section for me? Seems like our cat chewed away on mine !

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

People joke, but this is the second time in 15 years or so that the Niners have been hit with a penalty for something like this. The first time was for fudging the salary cap numbers, if I remember right. Cost a lot of front office people their jobs, including Carmen Policy. Now they get caught illegally tampering with a player under contract. Something about this really rubs me the wrong way.

In all seriousness, and honestly I don't get my jeans all in a wad over it ...but, this will not be the same story as with the Pat's. In my book cheating is cheating. I was far from content that the Pat's did it and I find this violation on the same plane as theirs.