Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross looks on before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on September 19, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Miami Dolphins owner and real estate developer Stephen Ross was fined $1.5 million and suspended from team events and activities until October 17 for violating the tampering policy. NFL, the league said Tuesday.
The penalties mark the end of the NFL’s investigation into reports that the Dolphins interfered with coaches and players from other teams and that it knowingly lost games to improve projection prospects. his herb.
According to the investigation, the team did not intentionally lose games, but held conversations between 2019 and 2022 with then-Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and coach Sean Payton’s agent when That went against league policy.
“Investigators have found tampering violations of unprecedented scope and severity,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “I’m not aware of any previous cases of a team breaching the ban on meddling with both head coach and star players, leading to the potential harm to many other clubs, over a period of time. years.”
Bruce Beal, the team’s vice president, was fined $500,000 and not allowed to attend league meetings for the remainder of the 2022 season.
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