On Tuesday, the NFL handed down stiff penalties to the Miami Dolphins for tampering violations involving Tom Brady and Drew Brees. This was due in part from information provided by then Dolphins head coach Brian Flores. Flores is currently a defensive assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Flores put out the statement below where he voiced he is thankful they found evidence of the tampering but didn’t seem at all happy the team didn’t feel there was enough evidence on Flores accusation of tanking to punish the team for that as well.
I am thankful that the NFL’s investigator found my
factual allegations against Stephen Ross are true. At
the same time, I am disappointed to learn that the
investigator minimized Mr. Ross’s offers and pressure
to tank games especially when I wrote and submitted
a letter at the time to Dolphins executives
documenting my serious concerns regarding this
subject at the time which the investigator has in her
possession. While the investigator found that the
Dolphins had engaged in impermissible tampering of
“unprecedented scope and severity,” Mr. Ross will
avoid any meaningful consequence. There is nothing
more important when it comes to the game of football
itself than the integrity of the game. When the
integrity of the game is called into question, fans
suffer, and football suffers.
Brian Flores statement pic.twitter.com/jdASYx9oNg
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) August 2, 2022
