{"id":1578854,"date":"2024-03-14T13:23:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1578854"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:23:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:23:46","slug":"nfl-tampering-saquon-barkley-kirk-cousins-eagles-falcons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nfl-tampering-saquon-barkley-kirk-cousins-eagles-falcons\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Investigates Eagles And Falcons For Tampering After Suspicious Circumstances Surrounding Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>National Football League<\/strong> has begun to investigate potential <strong>tampering<\/strong> violations with the <strong>Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong> and <strong>Atlanta Falcons<\/strong>. Its probe stems from the respective free agent signings of <strong>Saquon Barkley<\/strong> and <strong>Kirk Cousins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first step in what could be a much lengthier process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of right now, according to Dan Graziano of ESPN, the NFL is just &#8220;looking into&#8221; things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per a league source, the NFL is looking into potential tampering by the Eagles and the Falcons related to the free-agent signings of Saquon Barkley and Kirk Cousins.<\/p>&mdash; Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanGrazianoESPN\/status\/1768311407710224816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no timeline for how long this might take to resolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-james-franklin-may-have-exposed-saquon-barkley\">James Franklin may have exposed Saquon Barkley.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Barkley signed a three-year, $37.75 million contract with the Eagles after six years with the Giants. The move was announced on March 11. James Franklin, his former head coach at Penn State, spoke about the move on March 12 and might have indicated illegal activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He appeared to indicate that the running back spoke to Philadelphia general manager Howie Roseman during the negotiating window before the start of free agency. If true, that would be illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For [Saquon Barkley] now to come back and be able to play within the state, in Philadelphia, he said that was one of the first things that Howie said to him on the phone as part of his sales pitch to him was not only the Philadelphia Eagles and that but obviously the connection with Penn State and the fan base as well.<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 James Franklin<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams are <em>not<\/em> allowed to talk with players directly during the negotiating window, unless the player represents himself. Barkley does not. He has an agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An Eagles spokesperson denied any wrongdoing in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>All player recruiting is facilitated through the player's agent.<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Philadelphia Eagles, via Pro Football Talk<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The league is aware of the alleged illegal communication and will begin to dig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kirk-cousins-may-have-exposed-kirk-cousins\">Kirk Cousins may have exposed Kirk Cousins.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cousins signed a four-year, $180 million contract with the Falcons after six years with the Redskins and six years with the vikings. He seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/brobible.com\/sports\/article\/kirk-cousins-atlanta-falcons-draft-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told on his own team during his introductory press conference<\/a> on Wednesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 35-year-old quarterback admitted to talking to multiple members of Atlanta's staff prior to his signing. If true, that too would be illegale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There's great people here. And it's not just the football team. I mean, I'm looking at the support staff. Meeting \u2014 calling, yesterday, calling our head athletic training, talking to our head of P.R, I'm thinking &#8220;we got good people here.&#8221; And that's exciting to be a part of.<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Kirk Cousins<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Those comments seem to indicate that Cousins directly communicated with his new team during the 52-hour negotiating window. That is prohibited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-nfl-is-looking-into-it\">The NFL is &#8220;looking&#8221; into it.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is unclear as to how the league plans to proceed. This is the first of many steps in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/nfl\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NFL<\/a> find legitimate evidence of tampering, either with Cousins or Barkley, it could result in a loss of draft pick for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/atlanta-falcons\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Falcons<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/philadelphia-eagles\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eagles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Football League has begun to investigate potential tampering violations with the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons. Its probe stems from the respective free agent signings of Saquon Barkley and Kirk Cousins. This is the first step in what could be a much lengthier process. 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