A summary of Schefter’s rumors about tampering by Atlanta and Philadelphia:
It appears that the league found wrongdoing on Atlanta’s part—again, Cousins’ out-loud admission probably doomed them—and Schefter expects Atlanta’s punishment to involve draft compensation and be more “severe” than what the league is expected to hand out to the
Philadelphia Eagles for an investigation involving contact with free agent running back Saquon Barkley.
It seems unlikely that the league will hand out a punishment for
this year’s draft unless they’re taking the unusual measure of enforcing a pick swap with the
Minnesota Vikings, the team ostensibly wronged by Atlanta’s early contact. A flip from No. 8 to No. 11 would give Minnesota a better chance of getting their quarterback of the future without causing grievous harm to Atlanta’s draft plans, but it seems doubtful the NFL would blow up this year’s draft planning for one or more franchises with less than a week to go until the draft actually starts. More than likely, Atlanta will lose a selection or two in the 2025
NFL Draft.