NFL Owners Meetings: Leveling the Playing Field

The NFL has decided to crack down on the cheaters.   Goodell Calls For Fairness During Free Agent Period   Ever wonder how players sign multi-year, blockbuster deals just minutes after the free-agent signing period begins?   Wonder no more.  Players, their agents, and teams have been using modern technology, league events and other means and venues to communicate to agree on deals well before the signing period. To the naked eye, this is known as tampering. The league has seen enough and would like to give all teams more of an opportunity to bid on eligible free agents.  Right now, it appears there is a growing culture of backroom dealing going on. The league has received multiple tampering complaints and is making an attempt to eliminate this practice before it spirals out of control.     Roger Goodell is seeking to adapt a moratorium on face-to-face meetings and other contact between a team and a player looking to switch clubs for the entire week ... (link)