Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News says the NFL showed up at the New York Jets facility right before free agency started in order to investigate them for tampering with cornerback Darrelle Revis, who would soon become a free agent himself since the Patriots weren’t going to pick up his option.
The league sent an investigator to the Jets facility in Florham Park, N.J., on Sunday, March 8, during the three-day “legal tampering” window before the official start of free agency to interrogate general manager Mike Maccagnan and front office personnel about the pursuit of Revis, according to sources.
Owner Woody Johnson was not interviewed.
The NFL’s attempt to uncover any dirt was an exercise in futility, a witch hunt driven by nonsense from a hypocritical organization with no reason to feel threatened by its competitor.
The Patriots levied a tampering charge against their division foes shortly after Johnson’s public admission on Dec. 29 that he’d “love for Darrelle to come back,” prompting many to wonder how serious the NFL would consider the complaint.
It’s funny that the Patriots would complain about the Jets tampering, with everything they’re done to break the rules.
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