The NFL was surprisingly lenient on the Atlanta Falcons amid their anti-tampering investigation and the NFL fans let them hear about it. Here are a few of the highlights from social media for a pretty surprising punishment.
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— Eric Robinson (@_Eric_Robinson) June 13, 2024
Kirk Cousins should be thrown in prison!!!
— Alex Matthew (Golf Legend) (@alex_golflegend) June 13, 2024
Kirk can pay that fine we good
— Gene™️ (@gene_orr_72) June 13, 2024
“Don’t worry about cheating everybody we’ll let you off with minimal consequences”
— Primetime Carolina (@primetimecar) June 13, 2024
-@NFL
I am ok with this.
— Jake Reuse (@ReuseRecruiting) June 13, 2024
Keeping picks out of the hands of the Falcons front office isn’t so much punishment as saving them from themselves. https://t.co/qnNx8yvl4g
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— Sean Manning (@SeanManning_1) June 13, 2024
This is NFL-propagated BS. Cousins admitted to speaking directly to the head athletic trainer and to director of player personnel Ryan Pace during the negotiating window. https://t.co/YObiZVSNWY
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) June 13, 2024
A 5th round pick?
— 5DollarMan (@5dollarman) June 13, 2024
That’s almost an incentive for teams to do this more moving forward.
They should have set an example (ie 1st or 2nd rounder) to ensure this doesn’t become the norm.