Raiders could be sanctioned if can't prove tampering
by mikesd1981
on Oct 9, 2008 11:22 PM PDT
The Raiders received a letter from the NFL this week saying, in essence, that if they have evidence that the New England Patriots tampered with the team prior to a 2007 trade involving Randy Moss, they should present it.
There is an NFL policy that does say that teams can be subject to sanctions for issuing false allegations in public.
The punishment for violating the policy could range from a substantial fine -- $250,000 or more -- to docking the Raiders one or more draft picks, or both, NFL sources told ESPN.
In a June 5, 2008, memo distributed by Goodell to NFL clubs entitled "Policy on Integrity of the Game and Enforcement of Competitive Rules," the commissioner informed NFL team officials that competitive rules violations must be made in a timely manner. Davis' accusations against the Patriots came 18 months after the transaction occurred.
We can't afford to lose picks and Davis had to sell some of the franchise for the incredibly expensive signings. And on top of that, Kiffin may or may not get the 3.5 million owed him and may sue for liable.
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The NFL has firmly denied this report
No sanctions were threatened and the only letter that was apparently sent to the Raiders was one that was advising them if they had claim of tampering by the Patriots then they need to present it.
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis received a letter from the NFL this week saying, in essence, that if he has evidence the New England Patriots tampered with his team prior to a 2007 trade involving Randy Moss, he should present it.
The letter was confirmed by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.
An NFL source firmly denied to ESPN that the Raiders were threatened with sanctions in the letter. Tuesday, a report by the National Football Post said the NFL sent a formal letter telling the Raiders they were subject to penalties for the public accusation of tampering.
And here is the editor’s note confirming their error:
Editor’s note: In an Oct. 9 story on ESPN television and ESPN.com, information that indicated ESPN had confirmed facts regarding possible sanctions in a letter from the NFL to the Oakland Raiders was incorrectly characterized due to an editing error. The report should have indicated that ESPN confirmed the existence of a letter asking the Raiders to provide evidence of tampering.
Source ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3633589
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by TheRaiderWay on Oct 10, 2008 2:13 AM PDT 0 recs
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