San Francisco fined for calling Lance Briggs agent
March 24, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Chicago Bears, Lance Briggs, San Francisco 49ers
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The 49ers got a little too eager last year and paid for it.
The San Francisco 49ers forfeited their fifth-round pick in next month’s NFL draft after commissioner Roger Goodell said they tampered with Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs.
In a statement released by the league Monday, Goodell also said the teams will switch picks in the third round of the April 26-27 draft. Chicago, which had the 12th pick, will get San Francisco’s seventh pick and the 49ers will get Chicago’s choice.
Goodell said the 49ers violated the NFL’s anti-tampering policy by contacting Briggs’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, about his client during the 2007 season.
The 49ers were a major disappointment last year as Alex Smith failed to develop at QB and the whole team just kind of went downhill.
Now they get a major slap in the face.
NFL Football Fan Question Did Commissioner Roger Goodell make the right call?
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