The NFL also fined the team $250,000, while general manager Terry Fontenot has been fined $50,000.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins is shwon during a mandatory minicamp NFL football practice Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Flowery Branch, Ga. NEW YORK — The Atlanta Falcons were stripped of a fifth-round pick in next year’s draft on Thursday for violating the NFL ’s anti-tampering rules prior to signing quarterback Kirk Cousins , wide receiver Darnell Mooney and tight end Charlie Woerner in free agency in March.
Cousins, who is returning from a torn right Achilles tendon that ended his 2023 season after eight games, indicated he spoke to the team’s medical staff before they were permitted to have contact. “While the policy permits clubs to engage with and negotiate all aspects of an NFL player contract with the certified agent of any prospective unrestricted free agent during the two-day negotiating period, any direct contact between the player and an employee or representative of the club is prohibited,” the league said in a statement. “This includes discussion of travel arrangements or other logistical matters, which the club acknowledges took place with regard to these three players.
“For him now to come back and be able to play within the state in Philadelphia, said that was one of the first things Howie said to him on the phone as part of his sales pitch to him,” Franklin said. “Not only the Philadelphia Eagles but obviously the connection with Penn State and the fan bases as well.”
The league has cracked down on tampering in the past with the Miami Dolphins receiving the most severe penalty in 2022.
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