NFL Is Reviewing Whether Eagles And Falcons Violated Tampering Policies – News18

The NFL is reviewing whether or not the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles violated tampering insurance policies in the course of the authorized tampering window, a league spokesman mentioned Thursday.

The Falcons agreed to a contract with 4-time Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins shortly after groups had been permitted to start out negotiating with unrestricted free brokers on Monday.

The Eagles rapidly struck a take care of two-time Pro Bowl working again Saquon Barkley quickly after the negotiation interval opened at 12 p.m. EDT.

Penn State coach James Franklin informed a reporter that Eagles common supervisor Howie Roseman spoke to Barkley and pitched him on the connection between the Eagles and Nittany Lions fan bases.

Teams are permitted to speak instantly with brokers in the course of the 52-hour negotiating window, however can’t converse to the participant until he has no agent and represents himself.

The Eagles have denied the claims.

In Atlanta’s case, Cousins mentioned Wednesday: “There’s great people here. And it’s not just the football team. I mean, I’m looking at the support staff. Meeting — calling, yesterday, calling our head athletic trainer, talking to our head of PR I’m thinking, we got good people here. And that’s exciting to be a part of.”

Cousins wasn’t permitted to talk to anybody earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.

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