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“Those communications began as early as August 2019 and continued throughout the 2019 season and post-season,” they explained. “These numerous and detailed discussions were conducted by Mr. Beal, who in turn kept Mr. Ross and other Dolphins executives informed of his discussions with Mr. Brady.” “The Dolphins again had impermissible communications with both Mr. Brady and his agent during and after the 2021 season, while he was under contract to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,” the league continued. “Those discussions began no later than early December 2021 and focused on Mr. Brady becoming a limited partner in the Dolphins and possibly serving as a football executive, although at times they also included the possibility of his playing for the Dolphins.”

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The league also said the Dolphins had prohibited contact with the agent of New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton about him joining Miami. The conversations happened without the approval of the Saints and before Payton announced his retirement from coaching in January. After Payton announced his retirement, the Dolphins then reached out to the Saints for permission to speak with him, which the club declined, the NFL said. “The investigators found tampering violations of unprecedented scope and severity,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “I know of no prior instance of a team violating the prohibition on tampering with both a head coach and star player, to the potential detriment of multiple other clubs, over a period of several years.” “Similarly, I know of no prior instance in which ownership was so directly involved in the violations,” he added.