The NFL has stomped their feet in regards to free agency contracts being leaked early by teams (despite the fact the NFL Twitter account is continually posting the deals/sips tea) and the league might have the Miami Dolphins in their crosshairs.
As one of the biggest contracts in NFL history, the Miami Herald is reporting members of the Dolphins organization are worried the NFL will investigate the team and make an example out of them.
Anyway, the Dolphins are said to be “nervous” about this and some other negotiations, one agent dealing with the team told me Monday.
No doubt this email obtained by NFL.com had something to do with raising the alarm for a team that’s normally secretive anyway.
Voiding the deal obviously won’t happen, so it appears the ‘worst’ thing that would happen to the Miami Dolphins (and other NFL teams) would be a hefty fine. Of course, when you’re spending upwards of $114 million ($60 of it guaranteed) on a player, what is a few extra hundred thousand dollars in the grand scheme of things?
Granted, I’m sure the Dolphins would like to stay away from NFL investigations after the Jonathan Martin/Richie Incognito situation, but there’s not much reason to be nervous even if they’re busted.
