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The NFL handed out discipline in the investigation over tampering charges related to former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency this offseason, with the speed of the agreement drawing attention.
He then suggested he was in touch with Falcons personnel. What he described seemingly fell outside the NFL’s guidelines for permissible contact.
The NFL found that was the case and has docked the Falcons for it.
“The NFL is docking the #Falcons a 2025 fifth-round pick for violating the league’s anti-tampering policy with Kirk Cousins, Darnell Mooney and Charlie Woerner. The team is also being fined $250,000 and GM Terry Fontenot is being fined $50,000,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on X on June 13.
“The violations are considered logistical/administrative, such as making travel arrangements after players agreed to terms, and did not involve contact prior to the negotiating window, per sources.”
Pelissero then added context to the reasoning behind what was notably lighter punishment than
the NFL has handed out in previous instances.
It drew pointed comments for the league from another insider.
“Key part of the NFL’s findings on the #Falcons: The violations were found to have occurred *during* the two-day negotiating window, not before it opened, e.g. talking to players about flights after they’d (legally) agreed to terms,” Pelissero posted. “Hence, less discipline than in some other cases.”