PFT: League source predicts Saints and Panthers to be sanctioned over Tommy Stevens draft negotiations (1 Viewer)

[gavinj]

Tommy Stevens tug-of-war exposes NFL's dirty little draft secret

On April 21, the NFL reminded all coaches, General Managers, and player personnel directors of the bright-line rules regarding communications with prospects before and during the draft.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

lmao, every single team does this, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Saints get slapped for it.

 

[Lord Stanley]

Tommy Stevens tug-of-war exposes NFL's dirty little draft secret

On April 21, the NFL reminded all coaches, General Managers, and player personnel directors of the bright-line rules regarding communications with prospects before and during the draft.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

lmao, every single team does this, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Saints get slapped for it.

Wouldn’t be surprised to see us stripped of our 4th in 2021, and some blame has to go to Sean and Mickey for talking to the media about how this went down.

 

[Saintsphere]

I mean technically the NFL would be valid in punishing us but our rivalry with them is funny AF at this point

We seem to be deliberately daring them to punish us for things other teams do and the NFL in response is saying "we sure the hell will" lol

Payton is the Stone Cold to Goodell's Vince McMahon.

And Carolina is probably annoyed we dragged them in this

 

[Corey504]

NFL will take any chance they can to stick to us, it isn't even a question anymore.

 

[Saint Spud]

Panthers will receive a $5 fine.

Sean Payton will be suspended for the 2020 and 2021 seasons and must surrender a kidney.

 

[los226]

These are the type of things that happen when Payton constantly pokes the bear.

 

[baarbogast]

If Payton doesn’t announce it, then it doesn’t happen. It’s like FA several years ago when players were signing one minute after midnight despite not being allowed to negotiate with other teams.

 

[busdriver]

The rest of the League thinks Saints got caught cheating here.

 

[Saint Droopy]

We all know the league is gonna screw the Saints every chance they get... we always get hit for doing something that every other team in the league does (see "bountygate").

But if we're being honest with ourselves.. Sean Payton is the one to blame for this because nobody would have known about this if he hadn't bragged about how it all went down. So now the league has to put on their fake sheriff's hat and come in and punish them.

Sometimes its better to keep it to yourself.

 

[Saint Greg]

OMG. Every single team does that with UDFAs every single year. That’s how they get signed so quickly after the draft.

 

[Alan12]

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

The rest of the League thinks Saints got caught cheating here.

I don’t see how trading up to draft a player that was available cheating. Pretty sure nobody is allowed to talk to UDFA until the draft is over anyway...

 

[Consigliere]

OMG. Every single team does that with UDFAs every single year.

Right, and every team let the defensive players set up a kitty for big hits. But they nailed us for it.

Those Coke cans on Payton's desk are not looking very smart right now.

 

[krundlemoose]

If anything, it's really the Panthers who were caught here.

 

[SaintsFan11]

What is the rule? That you can't talk to potential UDFAs? Or that you can't reach deals with them? Because Carolina reached a deal with Stevens that he felt obligated to stick with. So they cheated worse than we did.

Plus, every team could be proven to have cheated by virtue of the fact that each team had people signed up within 5 minutes of the draft ending. Clearly, this isn't a rule that the NFL has any desire to enforce.