After former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores claimed that the team had tampered with quarterback Tom Brady while he was still under contract with the New England Patriots in 2019 and that owner Stephen Ross had told the coach to tank that year, the league ran its own investigation.
The findings from that investigation, which was led by former U.S. attorney and SEC chair Mary Jo White, were released on Tuesday. They found that Miami had been in contact with both Brady and New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton’s agent, Don Yee, while the two were still under contract with their respective teams.
As a result, the league stripped Miami of their 2023 first-round selection and 2024 third-round selection. They also suspended Ross until October 17 and fined him $1.5 million as well as suspended Dolphins Vice Chairman Bruce Beal from league meetings through the end of the season and fined him $500,000.
