Bears improve draft position as 49ers penalized
NFL NAILS NINERS FOR TAMPERING
Posted by Mike Florio on March 24, 2008, 6:39 p.m.
In what is believed (by us) to be the first finding of tampering against an NFL franchise since the Miami Dolphins lost
a first-round pick in connection with its hiring of coach Don Shula,
the league office has announced a finding that the San Francisco 49ers tampered with Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs during the 2007 regular season.
Specifically, the NFL found that the 49ers contacted Briggs’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, without permission from the Bears.
As a penalty for its conduct, the Niners have been stripped of a fifth-round pick,
and the Niners and the Bears will flip-flop third-round selections, upgrading the Bears from No. 12 overall in round three to No. 7,
and dropping the 49ers to No. 12 from No. 7.
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