Oldskool Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1883127 Associated Press NEW YORK -- The Denver Broncos have been fined $950,000 and will lose their third-round pick in next year's NFL draft for circumventing the salary cap between 1996-98. The penalties were levied Thursday following an agreement involving the league, its union and the team. The violations included agreements between the team and several players to defer salary payments with interest and an agreement not to waive a player before a certain date. Both raised issues with accounting for the salary cap. In addition to the penalties against the team, the NFL said an agent for a former player agreed to donate $100,000 to charity. Neither the agent nor the player was identified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Champ Bailey? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raub Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 hmmm....what years did they win Super Bowls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted September 17, 2004 Author Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by Raub hmmm....what years did they win Super Bowls? 1998 and 1999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUSTINMFOX Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I love that Sporting News photo, Bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSkins Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by Oldskool 1998 and 1999 During the 97-98 seasons, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedwitch Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Seeing as the Packers are my second-favorite team, I'm really pissed off by this. Cheaters suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinker Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 It's only fair, since Mr. Snyder follows the rules the most closely that we should get that 3rd round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txkid Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 The Donkos had to cheat to win super bowls. How pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenaciousB15 Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I wish the eagles had traded something to Denver for their third. I guess the Broncos would be forced to give up their 2nd to us then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by wickedwitch Seeing as the Packers are my second-favorite team, I'm really pissed off by this. Cheaters suck. you can have a second favorite team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Yes Jody you can. However, as Redskins fans, that second favorite team should be whoever is playing the Cowboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom [Giants fan] Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 When I read they were fined, I thought they pissed off Coughlin somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins11 Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by Tom [Giants fan] When I read they were fined, I thought they pissed off Coughlin somehow. Captain Coughlin fined the player whose agent donated to charity. After all, why should someone donate unless they are forced to through fines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFTW Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 WHy would an agent give money to charity because a team violated the salary cap? I didn't know that it was the player/agents problem when a team goes over the salary cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Deadman Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I guess Denver should have tried to get more draft picks out of us for Portis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by Tom [Giants fan] When I read they were fined, I thought they pissed off Coughlin somehow. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twist Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 It may be just me, but it seems that denver is consistantly on the edge of violateing NFL rules, or simply violates them completely. Shanahan is one of the coaches that didn't like to report injurys. I think the broncos were fined for purposly bringing the wrong uniforms to a chargers game. Their offencive line lives on the edge of the rules by diveing at players legs to make them more tentative. (not illegal just fairly cheap) Now I hear their organisation secretly cheats the salary cap. Even if none of what they did makes any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrfriedm Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by Tom [Giants fan] When I read they were fined, I thought they pissed off Coughlin somehow. :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLiNT0N P0RTiS Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Too bad for them Broncos huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by ramseyskins Captain Coughlin fined the player whose agent donated to charity. After all, why should someone donate unless they are forced to through fines. That's bad! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReefa Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 They should punish the Broncos like they would a college team. No TV appearances and ineligibility for the post-season for three years. BTW, I'm not being serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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