Here is a post I made in the original thread about Woody Johnson tampering. As these links suggest, this is hardly the first time the Rats have been suspected of tampering.
The precedent we have seen under this Omissioner though, is that if you are not a strong team your punishment will be minimal.
Here is a blast from the past that many of you may have forgotten about...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4491142
'SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The 49ers have filed tampering charges against the
New York Jets regarding top San Francisco draft pick
Michael Crabtree, Jets coach Rex Ryan confirmed Monday.
"My understanding is they filed charges with the league," Ryan said. "I'm saying my response is it's not true. I mean, it's not accurate. It's not true, but, hey, we'll let the league figure this out."'
'What helped draw the 49ers' attention to the issue was when Deion Sanders said he knew two teams that were willing to pay Crabtree what he wanted. The 49ers organization grew alarmed at the comments, investigated and decided to report its concerns to the league.
Among the organization's biggest concerns would be that, if indeed another team had told Crabtree it would meet his asking price, it would greatly impede the 49ers' chances of signing their first-round pick. San Francisco was alarmed that another team -- perhaps the Jets -- had inflated Crabtree's expectations and compromised its chances of signing him. It is why San Francisco filed the tampering charges.'
The date on this article is September 21, 2009.
Interesting that just a few days later on October 8, 2009 the Rats acquire Braylon Edwards from their ex-HC Eric Mangini.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4538498
Not sayin', just sayin'.