It appears that the Arizona Cardinals reached out to former Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon to be their head coach in a way in which the NFL did not approve. To remedy the situation, the Cardinals, who did hire Gannon to be their new head coach, have made a trade of draft picks.
Eagles and Cardinals settled a tampering investigation today involving the hiring of former Philadelphia DC Jonathan Gannon as Arizona’s HC, per sources.
Terms: Eagles traded pick No. 94 in this draft and a 2024 5th-round pick to the Cardinals for pick No. 66 in this draft. pic.twitter.com/NTl49BleJE
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 27, 2023
The Cardinals released a statement explaining the process.
The #Eagles and #AZCardinals have released a statement surrounding the hire of Jonathan Gannon pic.twitter.com/yRyAOVMlgB
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 27, 2023