The teams released a joint statement detailing the tampering charges and the settlement, in which they explained that Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort had an impermissible phone conversation with Jonathan Gannon, who, at the time, was the Eagles' defensive coordinator, days after the Eagles won the NFC Championship Game. Gannon was eventually hired as the Cardinals' head coach on Feb. 14, two days after losing Super Bowl LVII, which was played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.