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Title: 49ers Penalized for Cheating Post by: Sunstroke on March 24, 2008, 08:34:40 pm The allegations of SF tampering with Lance Briggs last year have turned official, as Ironfist Goodell has penalized my beloved 49ers their 5th round pick in the draft, and a 5-slot swap in round three with the Bears (7-12). If you cheat and get caught, you deserve to be penalized. I think the fact that it was only a 5th rd pick points to it being a relatively minor offense. I also am 100% certain that this type of conversation between team and potential FA's agent happens all the time with almost every team in football. The 49ers were just stupid enough to get caught doing it. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3310056 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3310056) Title: Re: 49ers Penalized for Cheating Post by: Sunstroke on March 28, 2008, 02:54:59 pm Official response from Scot McCloughan “The 49ers organization respects Commissioner Goodell’s ruling today, however we do disagree with it. This was not a malicious act; we believe that our intent was within the NFL guidelines. Going forward, we will take the necessary steps to ensure we are in compliance with the NFL’s interpretation.†Someone other than McCloughan continued, saying "This is just another case of The Man holding us down, and the whiny-assed Bears front office, being the sniveling bitches that they are, can kiss my extra large ass." |