PFT rumor: TITANS TO PURSUE TAMPERING CHARGES AGAINST REDSKINS?

[vallin21]

Redskins Busted For Tampering By Their Own Player? - Music City Miracles

The morning free agency started, Redskins RB Rock Cartwright went on ESPN 980 in D.C. to talk about the Albert Haynesworth signing. What he said should go a long way towards proving the Redskins tampered with Haynesworth while he was still under contract with the Titans:

Host: At what time did you learn Albert Haynesworth was going to be a teammate, Rock?

Rock Cartwright: This morning when I woke up I put it on NFL network and breaking news went across the screen saying he had signed for $100 million, but I kind of had an idea they were going to sign him anyways because one of my teammates said they have same agent* and he said that they had been talking.

* (ed. note: WR Malcolm Kelley is also represented by Albert's agent, Chad Speck)

That's textbook tampering. The Bears got a pick from the 49ers for tampering with Lance Briggs, and they seemed to have much less evidence. Plus they didn't even lose Briggs, whereas out attempts to re-sign Albert were blown to bits once that crazy offer hit the papers.

This is tampering at its worst, and Snyder should be hammered by the Commissioner for this. The 49ers were docked a 5th round pick and had to swap their 3rd rounder with the Bears, so anything less than multiple late picks from the Redskins would be an insult in this case, IMO.



If Rock Costs us our third round pick he needs to go.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by vallin21

That's textbook tampering. The Bears got a pick from the 49ers for tampering with Lance Briggs, and they seemed to have much less evidence.

The league office investigated the matter and went through the e-mails of the 49ers FO members that proved tampering. They never revealed the contents of the e-mails, but it was supposedly convincing. There were also phone calls that corresponded with times mentioned in those e-mails, if memory serves me.

While its possible Snyder and Vinnys emails contain damning evidence of some sort, we're not there yet. Snyders having dinner with Haynesworth's agent and 4th person hearsay is not enough evidence to make Goddell do anything.

Also, for arguments sake, nothing Cartwright said alleges tampering. the "they" he mentioned does not directly point to the Redskins FO and Speck. Cartwright could have easily been referring to:

Kelly and Haynesworth
Kelly and Speck about Haynesworth
Speck and Haynesworth

Cartwright never states that the FO had been talking to Speck about Haynesworth.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

The league office investigated the matter and went through the e-mails of the 49ers FO members that proved tampering. They never revealed the contents of the e-mails, but it was supposedly convincing. There were also phone calls that corresponded with times mentioned in those e-mails, if memory serves me.

While its possible Snyder and Vinnys emails contain damning evidence of some sort, we're not there yet. Snyders having dinner with Haynesworth's agent and 4th person hearsay is not enough evidence to make Goddell do anything.

Also, for arguments sake, nothing Cartwright said alleges tampering. the "they" he mentioned does not directly point to the Redskins FO and Speck. Cartwright could have easily been referring to:

Kelly and Haynesworth
Kelly and Speck about Haynesworth
Speck and Haynesworth

Cartwright never states that the FO had been talking to Speck about Haynesworth.

But that's not nearly as exciting as calling all this speculation "textbook, without a shadow of a doubt, tampering"

Good post though

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

But that's not nearly as exciting as calling all this speculation "textbook, without a shadow of a doubt, tampering"

Good post though

I think Florio and JLCs doom and gloom flair for the dramatic is contagious.