Eagles-Cardinals draft picks Why Jonathan Gannon tampering case forced a last-minute NFL Draft swap

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Eagles-Cardinals draft picks Why Jonathan Gannon tampering case forced a last-minute NFL Draft swap

Draft day always comes with a few trades, but one of the early swaps on Thursday night was an unusual one.The Eagles moved up to the 66th overall pick, sending the 94th overall selection and a 2024 fifth-round pick to the Cardinals. It wasn' Mike Ditka Jersey t just an ordinary trade-up scenario, though. The deal was made to settle a tampering investigation into the Cardinals.While the Cardinals turned two picks into one with the trade, the Brian Urlacher Jersey Eagles now have a pick near the top of the third round as they try to fill a few holes that opened up on the roster this offseason. On the other hand, a tumultuous offseason for Arizona just took another bizarre turn.TSN'S NFL DRAFT HQ||Here's what you need to know about what led the Eagles and Cardinals to make this deal.The Cardinals and Eagles released a joint statement Thursday explaining that they settled an "instance of impermi sible contact by Arizona during its head coaching search."Per the statement, the Cardinals self-reported a call to Jonathan Gannon following the NFC championship game. Because the Eagles were still in the playoffs, contact with Gannon wasn't legal.Gannon, the William Perry Jersey Eagles' defensive coordinator at the time, was announced as the Cardinals' head coach two days after Philadelphia's Super Bowl 57 lo s.Joint statement from the and Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) Rather than the NFL punishing the Cardinals for a tampering violation, the trade acts as a settlement between the two clubs to put the Leonard Floyd Jersey matter to rest. That means Arizona won't face any consequences from the league.LIVE:The NFL has convoluted rules regarding when and how a coach whose team is still in the playoffs can interview for a job. In certain cases, virtual interviews are allowed but in-person interviews must wait.Tony Dungy proposed last year that Dan Hampton Jersey the NFL outlaw head coaching interviews until after the Super Bowl to make the proce s fairer, but there's no indication such a drastic change to the hiring cycle is coming any time soon.
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