ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is reporting that the Oakland Raiders are subject to discipline for publicly accusing the New England Patriots of tampering with wideout Randy Moss. In his report, Mort states that the Raiders could be fined and lose multiple draft picks as well.
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis received a letter from the NFL this week saying, in essence, that if he has evidence the New England Patriots tampered with his team prior to a 2007 trade involving Randy Moss, he should present it.
There is an NFL policy that does say that teams can be subject to sanctions for issuing false allegations in public.
The punishment for violating the policy could range from a substantial fine — $250,000 or more — to docking the Raiders one or more draft picks, or both, NFL sources told ESPN.
Davis said the Patriots had tampered with Randy Moss before a deal in April 2007 that brought the wide receiver to New England for a fourth-round choice the weekend of the NFL draft. Patriots coach Bill Belichick denied the claim by Davis that New England had a workout with Moss before obtaining him in the trade.
And the Al Davis legacy continues to crumble…
