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[font="arial][center][b][u][size="3"]League fines Bucs substantially for contact during lockout[/size][/u][/b][/center][/font]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received a substantial fine for inappropriate contact with players during the NFL lockout, sources with knowledge of the situation said on Friday. Coach Raheem Morris admitted to as much during a radio interview and following an investigation by the league.
Contrary to internet reports, the Tennessee Titans were not fined for a similar offense, according to team and league sources.
Profootballtalk.com reported Friday that the Buccaneers, Titans and one other team were each fined $100,000 or more for violating lockout rules, but a league source said there were several inaccuracies with that report.
The NFL investigated seven instances of impermissible contact between Buccaneers players and coaches, according to a team source on Sept. 11, but three of the calls were less than a minute long and could have been hangups or never completed. One call was between Morris and tight end Kellen Winslow to wish him well on the birth of a child. And the longest conversation was between Morris and a player who didn't make the team.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received a substantial fine for inappropriate contact with players during the NFL lockout, sources with knowledge of the situation said on Friday. Coach Raheem Morris admitted to as much during a radio interview and following an investigation by the league.
Contrary to internet reports, the Tennessee Titans were not fined for a similar offense, according to team and league sources.
Profootballtalk.com reported Friday that the Buccaneers, Titans and one other team were each fined $100,000 or more for violating lockout rules, but a league source said there were several inaccuracies with that report.
The NFL investigated seven instances of impermissible contact between Buccaneers players and coaches, according to a team source on Sept. 11, but three of the calls were less than a minute long and could have been hangups or never completed. One call was between Morris and tight end Kellen Winslow to wish him well on the birth of a child. And the longest conversation was between Morris and a player who didn't make the team.