Miami Dolphins Busted In Massive Tampering Scheme With Tom Brady While He Was With The Patriots
The NFL has stripped the Miami Dolphins of their 2023 first-round pick and their third-round pick in the 2024 draft. The league also suspended owner Stephen Ross for tampering with Tom Brady, and Sean Payton.
The NFL handed down the sentence following a six-month-long investigation into the Miami Dolphins’ alleged communications with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton this summer.
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was also fined $1.5 million, suspended through the first six weeks of the season, and indefinitely removed from all league committees, and uninvited from all league meetings until next offseason. Vice Chairman Bruce Beal was also fined $500,000 and isn’t allowed to attend any league meetings for the rest of the season.
It’s nice to see someone finally get punished for tampering with the Patriots. The best part of the situation is the Dolphins swung and missed and still end up paying a severe penalty.
NFL ruled that the Dolphins had "impermissible communications with quarterback Tom Brady in 2019-20, while he was under contract to the New England Patriots. Those communications began as early as August 2019 and continued throughout the 2019 season and postseason."
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 2, 2022
NFL stripped the Dolphins of their 2023 first-round draft pick and 2024 third-round pick for violating the integrity of the game.
Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross also suspended through Oct. 17 and fined $1.5 million.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 2, 2022