bizoffootball.com - 3/25/2008
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Commissioner Roger Goodell has laid down the hammer once again by taking away the San Francisco 49ers’ fifth round draft choice for tampering with Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs . The teams will also switch their picks in the third round of the draft as the 49ers’ pick was five spots higher than the Bears’. The 49ers violated NFL rules by contacting Briggs’ agent Drew ...
NINERS TAKE ISSUE WITH TAMPERING RULING
profootballtalk.com 3/25/2008 — Though the San Francisco 49ers have been tactful in their response to the ruling by the league office that they tampered with Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs, they don’t agree with the outcome.
“The 49ers organization respects ...
Niner Insider : More On Tampering
sfgate.com 3/25/2008 — Two NFL sources now say the team is mystified about being stripped of a fifth-round pick and a swap of third-round choices with the Chicago Bears for tampering. The penalty arose after the Bears charged the 49ers with negotiating with linebacker Lance ...
San Francisco Guilty of Tampering
windycitygridiron.com 3/25/2008 — NFL Commissioner has made his ruling and it favors the Chicago Bears. The Bears had previously accused the 49ers of talking with Lance Briggs while he was still under contract. The 49ers have been stripped of their 5th round pick. More ...
NFL strips 49ers of fifth-round draft pick for tampering
nfl.com 3/25/2008 — NEW YORK -- The San Francisco 49ers forfeited their fifth-round pick in next month's NFL draft on Monday after commissioner Roger Goodell deemed them guilty of tampering with Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs . Goodell also determined the teams will ...
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Bleacher Report - NFL 3/25/2008
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008... The new NFL commissioner has continued to lay down the law in the NFL. As many know earlier this season the New England Patriots were caught cheating by video taping signals from the sideline. As a ...
