Tom Brady may have illegally tampered with the Miami Dolphins, but he’s not going to be receiving any punishment for his involvement in the scheme.
According to the NFL, Brady met with the Dolphins while still under contract with the Patriots and the Bucs.
The NFL investigation into the Miami Dolphins found that yes, the Dolphins twice had impermissible contact with quarterback Tom Brady while he was with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2021, those conversations were in early December during the regular season pic.twitter.com/gYM2Sf2BjY
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) August 2, 2022
NFL stripped the Dolphins of their 2023 first-round draft pick and 2024 third-round pick for violating the integrity of the game.
Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross also suspended through Oct. 17 and fined $1.5 million.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 2, 2022
While Brady was heavily involved with the Dolphins in the tampering case, the NFL has decided not to punish him because he was not the focus of the investigation, according to ESPN reporter Jenna Laine.
NFL league spokesperson Brian McCarthy tells me that Tom Brady will not incur any sort of punishment for the Dolphins’ tampering.
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) August 2, 2022
As @JennaLaineESPN reported, NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy told me that Tom Brady will not receive punishment for the Dolphins' tampering scandal.
Why?
"Focus was on ownership," McCarthy said via text.
— Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis) August 2, 2022
