The Miami Dolphins have been stripped of two draft picks, including a 2023 first-rounder, and owner Steve Ross is suspended through Oct. 17 and fined $1.5 million after the NFL announced findings following an independent investigation of policy violations.
The NFL’s press release Tuesday announced that, while the team did not intentionally lose games — or tank — during the 2019 season, Miami had “impermissible communication” with quarterback Tom Brady between 2019 and 2020, while he was with the New England Patriots, as well as in 2021, when he was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The six-month investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney and SEC Chair Mary Jo White, looked into allegations made by ex-coach Brian Flores as part of a class-action lawsuit filed in the aftermath of his firing from the Dolphins.
