Wesson44 Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 More fun with tampering: Bears met with Peppers' agent Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 2, 2010 11:03 PM ET The Bears have taken an illegal running head start towards free agency, according to the Chicago Tribune. David Kaplan reports that the representative for Julius Peppers, Carl Carey, met with Bears brass during the NFL Scouting Combine. Carey has only one active contract in the NFL, so he's not just chit-chatting. We know: this stuff happens all the time. It happens so much, the word "tampering" isn't even in the Tribune's story. Denials will come swiftly Wednesday, but the league has to have a problem when their rules are flaunted so publicly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 I thought that was interesting that we would have met with the agent. That seems really stupid if we tampered and get hit for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defiantgiant Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 I thought that was interesting that we would have met with the agent. That seems really stupid if we tampered and get hit for that. I haven't heard any reports that Peppers was specifically discussed. They may have just been trying to catch up with his agent before Friday rolls around, make sure they're on his speed dial, etc. I don't think that would constitute tampering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Didn't they just talk about the Olympics? I haven't heard any reports that Peppers was specifically discussed. They may have just been trying to catch up with his agent before Friday rolls around, make sure they're on his speed dial, etc. I don't think that would constitute tampering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Luciano Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Didn't they just talk about the Olympics? you could be right. angelo is in the market for a goalie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Perhaps all that was said was "can I call you at midnight Friday?". 'Yes, you can". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradjock Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I like the rumor that Kampman has already come to terms with a team. I believe, but still. Really, why should the league enforce this rule? The Bears season ended 2 months ago. The Super Bowl was played over a month ago. What the hell else are teams supposed to do? What's even more interesting is that the Bears are in the discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerBear7 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 How is it tampering if Carolina announced last week that they had no intention of franchising Peppers this year an that they were going to all him to become an UFA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defiantgiant Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 How is it tampering if Carolina announced last week that they had no intention of franchising Peppers this year an that they were going to all him to become an UFA? I'm pretty sure they still hold his rights until free agency starts on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfoligno Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 What ESPN said this morning was, it is only tampering if they talked contract specifics. They said that we announced at 12:15 that we had a deal w/ Peppers, we would set ourselves up to for tampering issues, but ESPN said we could speak w/ his agent so long as the contract itself was not discussed. So if what ESPN said was correct, that would mean we could speak w/ his agent about stuff like the team, system, fit etc. I thought we could not talk to him about Peppers at all, but maybe there is more to it than I realize. I'm pretty sure they still hold his rights until free agency starts on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears4Ever_34 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Wow. Sounds like Peppers is a Redskin. Of course, that idiot Snyder buys his team every year and they always suck and will continue to suck. I sure hope this doesn't mean Kampman and his bad knee.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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