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[@TommyOliver-u8o]

Florioa would SPRINT to teachers to tattle tale on ANY rule at the park

[@DatDamnLlama]

All QB needy teams should be calling Josh Allen and Dak right now. It's just a slap on the wrist.

[@bradleymaravalli2851]

NFL and NFLPA need to get rid of the tampering issues within the negotiating window. When you are a free agent, you should be totally free.

[@sirripsalot420]

They become free agents on the new league year. The tampering period was added because tampering was so blatant and widespread and obvious previously, the NFL is doing these teams a favor by giving them those days before FA opens

[@AlanBennett866]

Mike you are the only one worth listening to when it comes to the NFL. Keep up the good work!

[@theshogunblaze3656]

its entirely possible the falcons drafted penix because kirk blabbed and wanted to protect themselves at the position going forward

[@scubastevevw]

I see this is Florio’s Lamar Jackson 2023 topic… just can’t let it go.

[@phillipregnier2136]

How does the Falcons losing a draft pick benefit the Vikings if they do not get the pick?

[@denniscarney5249]

It doesn't, nor should it.

[@NoW_Is_TimE]

How does Texans get C.J Shroud for a trade to Dallas effect the Ravens Cover 3 Defense in the red zone? Same difference

[@benjaminbecker4349]

​@denniscarney5249 there is a precedence of this. Vikings were directly impacted.

[@Coolthings246]

Falcons got florio in shambles today😂

[@ltp267]

Keep that same energy Mike when you talk about their “punishment”

[@isaacshaver6218]

If the entire league knew Minnesota was done with him, I'm sure the falcons weren't the only team that asked....

[@don7680]

The Falcons obviously tampered, Cousins spelled it out in his initial press conference.

[@legitdragon6202]

I swear that Cousins deal was announced like seconds after the start of free agency 😂

[@drew388]

yeah because kirk reached out to them. he wanted to go to the atl because his wife is from atl. this was on kirk not the falcons

[@huntjl88]

Because there is a 72 hour window to negotiate DUH!!! Deals get made in that window but, can't become official until the start of free agency. Happens all the time.

[@srobeck77]

@@huntjl88 u mean like the dolphins tampering with Brady and losing a 1st round draft pick last year? Kinda like that....

[@statisticallysound]

@@drew388then why are the Falcons about to lose a top 3 round pick for it if they didn’t do anything wrong?

[@deanladue5367]

​@@drew388 yep, Cousins listed his home in MN for sale in mid February just before the NFL combine started up. (It was officially sold 3 weeks ago) but did it through an out of state broker that was based in Michigan instead of local real estate companies. Probably as to not tip off the local media. So he was already planning to sneak out the back door in MN in February. And i think that the actual tampering started at the combine when Cousins agent Mike McCartney was spotted with several members of Atlantas front office. And Rich McKay was probably one of those members.

[@alexamerling79]

Why am I not surrpised Ryan Pace is involved in this? Lol

[@euj0]

They drafted Penix, because Cousins snitched

[@jaybuc1000]

😂😂😂😂 fax

[@Afewsmellyfingers]

Wasted 2 picks at once as a panther fan I’m so happy

[@bnice8959]

That's part factual

[@bnice8959]

​@@Afewsmellyfingersyea yall suck yall have byrce young yall quarterback 😂😂😂😂

[@K-rodge]

📠

[@yahcrack]

What’s crazy about the Eagles situation is it didn’t even come from either party. It was James Franklin. He should’ve been fired from Penn State anyway.

[@Trickabizzatch]

Not only that, but if we’re getting hit because we got Barkley within 2 hrs of FA opening up, how the fuck did Chi get Swift literally within 10mins of FA opening up.

[@LS-pv4dh]

​@Trickabizzatch 3 mins bro. Some say less than a min. Crazy. And I'm soo pissed at Franklin. Everyone knows the rules. Speak on your team only. He's college speaking on NFL.....stfu. damn it bro Yeah, he gotta go.

[@Dnasty0118]

Florio is obsessed with this story and the falcons 😂 it’s so weird

[@jasongaines9655]

That's because Florio is a Vikings Fan and a shill for them

[@tylerasweet]

It’s a current story and there’s a new report about it? Why would they not talk about it? It’s the off-season

[@colecaine.]

Bruh I’m a falcons fan. I can admit that we had this coming. You’re seeing ghosts.

[@drew388]

he be hating on the falcons

[@drew388]

​@@colecaine.not me. ive seen it differently only because kirk wanted to come here. he reached out first. its life ppl need to get over. not falcons fault kirk wanted to come here

[@scottymo8597]

Vikings never wanted to trade Jefferson. Yeah.

[@erichemmelgarn4623]

I’m old enough to remember when stafford and mcvay were together on vacation when he was traded to the rams. Cousins wife is from Atlanta. So nothing should happen.

[@Nicho_Ldn]

To compare the Falcons and Kirk with Miami and two people who were actually under contract is misinformation. But hey, you can see with Florio’s tinfoil conspiracies about Rich McKay that credibility isn’t part of this particular discussion.

[@srobeck77]

Dolphins lost a 1st round pick for tampering with Brady. Valid comparison, you lose here....

[@monophthalmos9633]

That third round pick that was taken from the Chiefs in 2016 changed the league forever. It's the reason that the Chiefs couldn't trade up for Paxton Lynch like they wanted, instead they traded back and drafted Chris Jones and found another solution at QB in the 2017 draft.

[@templehillsfunk]

Florio is like a yapping chihuahua. 🤨

[@ricklong3260]

What good does taking a pick away do to compensate the Vikings for their lost quarterback ??😅 Nothing

[@DatDamnLlama]

All QB needy teams should be calling Josh Allen or Dak right now. Its just a slap on the wrist.

[@SouthpawDogcare]

As a fins fan, it better be a 1+ a $500,000 fine at minimum because they should have learned from our franchise.

[@petervanlaarhoven1461]

Vikings should be awarded the Falcons #1 pick! The Vikings were harmed and they should get compensation because of it

[@dogbadger]

I understand that you can suffer a reduced penalty if you admit to wrongdoing, but I don't get how Atlanta get hammered just because the player involved gave the game away.

[@kennethmack3226]

Hate Florio all you want but he’s the most reliable guy in that industry.

[@larrybailey408]

No hate, don't have time for that Mike Floria is a PAB it's that simple. He's a Vikings fan, a crying one at that.

[@wslayerem6996]

what happens to the picks if they take picks away from a team like this?

[@OrazioCioffi]

they are just removed from the picks. They're not given to anyone else

[@Nicho_Ldn]

@@OrazioCioffi yes, that’s my understanding. Florio was erroneously telling people that Minnesota might receive a pick swap, though.

[@AliAli-rp7gl]

florio is in the center of all this cousins stuff he literally predicted all of this good job Flo

[@frenchtoastchopsticksmanga5792]

I bet the Falcons knew they were going to get hammered when Kirk opened his mouth and that is why they went QB in round one, because they probably are losing their 1 next year.

[@RaininginSeersVillage]

Lmao nah

[@Dnasty0118]

@@RaininginSeersVillageyes! It was their way of fucking Kirk back

[@Nicho_Ldn]

Nah, Terry and Raheem really just are that conceited. Look at how inactive they were elsewhere in FA for further evidence of that.

[@frenchtoastchopsticksmanga5792]

@@RaininginSeersVillage Insert crazy conspiracy meme here!

[@deanladue5367]

It is plausible, Atlanta had a pressing need for defensive help and Dallas Turner was right there for the taking. But to pass on Turner and go QB??? That tells me that Atlanta knew they were in serious trouble with the league and they had to protect themselves at the QB position by drafting Penix this year. As far as Cousins being butthurt over the selection, he really has no one else to blame but himself for the Falcons drafting Penix.

[@masx4468]

When did Cousins start shopping for a new home in Atlanta?

[@deanladue5367]

Right about the time when NFL combine started up. Interestingly Cousins listed his house in MN for sale in mid February. He clearly had eyes on Atlanta then.

[@TheChamrod04]

​@deanladue5367 don't forget that Florio couldn't shut up about the conversation had between Florio's wife and Kirk's wife in Vegas at the Super Bowl

[@deanladue5367]

@@TheChamrod04 it wouldn't surprise me if the league took a look into that conversation as well.

[@apskelett]

​@@TheChamrod04 He just reported. Not his problem if they can't shut up and be discreet.

[@kaptainkush4351]

The $100 million deal based on a video of Cousins throwing on a tennis court would be odd until you consider that after signing Cousins they drafted Penix. 🤦

[@jdtalks8023]

Florio is jaded. It was Gary's fault. He was perfect all year😂. Stop hating on my birds Mike. RISE UP!!

[@inpursuitofexcellence750]

Spoken like a true Vikings fan, Florio. 🤡

[@anthonyslazas6413]

Kirk was signing with team that gave him the most money drafting Michael can't nothing for Kirk.

[@chundrellwalton]

Well you are finally getting what you want

[@bigbertha8]

This is so dumb. If everyone does it and everyone knows that everyone does it then maybe just make it legal.

[@derrickmc222]

Yea lets blame it on james franklin....omg these people

[@yahcrack]

How is a college football coach costing an NFL team draft picks. Half of PSU fans want Franklin gone. So I know the eagles/PSU fans are going to be heated.

[@dadhatdaddy5911]

Nope eagles deserve everything and more they got coming

[@BeEasyBeezy]

Anyone else realize that florio is the only media influencer who talks about this topic. No one else, he is so butt hurt over kirk leaving Minnesota. Also if you want to be mad at someone for tampering how about the NFL stops having Adam Scheftner announcing breaking news days before it happens.

[@ryanoconnell2894]

Vikings fan here. Don’t like Florio at all. I think he’s gone off his rocker. But he’s right about the tampering stuff. There needs to be a penalty. Don’t care what it is. Draft picks would be nice to take :). But just any punishment needs to happen. Don’t like the rules? Change the rules. Til then what the Falcons did is illegal and needs to be addressed.

[@bcostello]

Just another reason for Franklin to be fired lol

[@michaelhrosar7814]

Just a question. Does anyone but me think that the Falcons drafted Penix because the Cousins contract could be voided do to tampering?

[@markkoep8031]

What would that do?

[@deanladue5367]

That would be up to the commissioner, but if they found that Cousins and his agent Mike McCartney initiated contact with the Falcons before free agency or even before the legal tampering period, then yes a case can be made where the commissioner can void the contract completely. For the record, Arthur Blank was not happy about the deal that Fontenot gave Cousins.

[@ricklong3260]

The joke is on the NFL fans

[@peterbparis]

“Journalism”? Really. Rank speculation is not journalism.

[@chrisedwards5447]

Florio let it go bro. This shit make you look weird

[@chrisclark2747]

"The Eagles must've admitted to tampering for fear of what would happen if they didn't admit it and then the NFL proved it, because how else could the NFL prove it unless they admitted it...?" What?

[@ThatmanShowtime]

Saquon had a choice. Personally as a eagles fan I thought he was going to Houston. I was very surprised he chose to sign to the Eagles but Howie was still able to grab a extra 3rd 4th and 5th round pick. Even if they do try to take away a 2nd round pick or 1st we will still be ok in next years draft

[@chrisclark2747]

@@ThatmanShowtime Why is this a reply for me?

[@nicolaidebus5663]

The people saying stupid shit on PFT live are Mike and Chris😂

[@primeup6955]

That Penix pick better pan out or the Falcons are gonna be trash for a long time 😢

[@drew388]

florio stay hating on the falcons. get over it

[@denniscarney5249]

It isn't that he hates ATL, it's that he simps for MIN.

[@drew388]

@@denniscarney5249 yes he does like vikings. but no he actually does hate falcons. i have never heard him speak good about falcons always talking shit. even when he has something they want him to say he will still put his 2 cent in.

[@markkoep8031]

Wait, so what did the eagles do?

[@runnin3216]

Tampering with Saquon Barkley. Both his and Cousins' deals were announced the second free agency officially opened.

[@Scbirdsfan803]

PSU head coach mentioned that Barkley said the Eagles talked to him during the tampering period. Barkley denied that Philly did and that they only talked to his agent and the coach misspoke

[@markkoep8031]

@@Scbirdsfan803 thanks I must have missed that. I thought all mike said was a lot of psu fans are eagles fans.

[@Scbirdsfan803]

@@markkoep8031 the video of the coaches statement is on YT

[@dadhatdaddy5911]

For lying Barkley should be fined

[@DoubleHelixStrand]

I think the Falcons drafted Penix because Cousins might not be rehabilitating as well as they thought.

[@florida1289]

Then they need to fire their entire management team if they just handed $100 million to him with that knowledge in hand. +whatever draft compensation. None of it makes much sense.

[@a-t-lheatsquad5029]

Using words like egregious and whacked to try and turn some sparklers into artillery shells is comical. Got that SKOL Speedo on tight today ehhh FLO-RIO?

[@wallstreetwarrior100]

Franklin screwing up not just one team but now two!

[@vampuricknight1]

I think the falcons getting a 1st round pick stripped for tampering sounds fair because it was so egregious and so open that even pre draft everyone knew they were guilty of it. Eagles getting a 3rd or even 4th stripped also sounds fair as tampering probably did occur but the only way we'd even know about it is because they openly admitted to it rather than lie.

[@deanladue5367]

There could be some stiff fines coming their way too.

[@ricklong3260]

Falcons won't get anything significant... McKay is on the competition committee that hands out the punishment...skol we are screwed.

[@PhIuw89]

Florio wants blood. "ONE & a THREE!!" 💀Bro, who hurt you?

[@thegodbox12]

Bs it’s a witch hunt with the Eagles 🦅 situation the Giants are mad 😡 because the Eagles signed there only elite talent on offense when they signed Barkley there’s no evidence of tampering

[@dadhatdaddy5911]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@microtom2522]

NFL teams will start using burner phones in the future.

[@joer1678]

Carrier pigeons

[@deanladue5367]

Smoke signals.

[@laurelstromer4041]

1st round pick AND Cousins sits at least two games?

[@yahcrack]

James Franklin can’t do shit right

[@josephrhoads5958]

Simms! Stop saying "right" at the end of every sentence. It's annoying.

[@joer1678]

Right

[@josephrhoads5958]

@@joer1678 a fellow Joe R

[@RogerStebbins-s4l]

To me it’s a no brainer if it was the Dolphins you were talking about they would lose a first round pick

[@deanladue5367]

He hasn't even played a down of live football yet, but Kirk Cousins is very quickly becoming a huge headache for the Atlanta Falcons.

[@doctorhorton]

Those idiots were right all along!

[@mjdntn]

The Falcons deal is clearly a lack of sophistication by people that are supposedly more sophisticated. Either that or a huge amount of hubris displayed by their GM.

[@thetrevorsimpson-u8o]

Kirk contacted the Falcons the Falcons did not contact Kirk you Fcking MORONS

[@vernonbandy2597]

NFL tampering is such a joke. As if it doesn't happen all the time in the business

[@beatfrombrain]

This is why the Falcons drafted Michael Penix, because Kurt FKD the franchise in that press conference like it didn't matter, and they were pissed off at him.

[@jonnyslu7588]

That's why they signed penix. Maybe Cousins is not smart enough. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnfitzgibbon8430]

Kirk Cousins is too much of a Boy Scout to be a good liar. Also, wow! Mike is hot today ! We know he hasn’t switched to decaf.

[@jeffreymoscardelli8428]

How how can value of Kirk cousins be so much he's 36 has 1 playoff win only blank is a boob

[@DeosPraetorian]

I mean when you're a team that hasn't even had a winning record since 2017. You're going to go for the guy that generally does well in the regular season

[@LaceyfordSeabiscuit]

Even when the eagles mess up it's still chess not checkers lol we r the best NFL organization

[@Scbirdsfan803]

All Philly is getting is a strongly worded email and a finger wag

[@ibnfawda6275]

Only the 28-3 brilliant owner could do something to risk losing draft capital and then immediately undermine the reason for the penalty. Great job Arthur 28-3 Blank. As well as not hiring the coach that outcoached his hires in the biggest stage. LOL… idiots.

[@fortshucker]

Take first round picks from Eagles and Falcons. Send a message

[@SlackerHead83]

Can't wait to see Florio's face when the Minnesota Vikings go 7 and 10.😂

[@srobeck77]

and youll be here everyone watching him and generating more advising money, so he wins and remains rent free inside your head, bruh

[@mikem8808]

Yes, I Absolutely agree, the falcons should have been hit hard BEFORE this yrs draft. The fact that they were not is complete BS! I was so pissed and you could CLEARLY see the reason the were not old man blank (i don't think we tampered) and of course mckay being on the board. Is that a shocker that the freaken nfl would play favorites. I called the nfl on their comment line and left a Scathing message about the entire process. I commented on how flawed, sorry, how CORRUPT their BS system is. Also mentioning how much I distaste and distrust goodell. Also, i did not simply pull my dislike for goodell out of the proverbial hat. My very negative thoughts about him go back some years. Heck, you can review his Complete mismanagement of the ray rice investigation. Talk about incompetence and stupidity! He is the nfl's FIXER!!! I along with millions of people have watched football/nfl since i was a little kid - it is and has been #1 for MANYYY yrs, at least in my book. However, it has changed so drastically in the last 10yrs, maybe 15yrs. that IF the nfl shut down tomorrow, I Sincerely would not have a problem with it. Because of goodell I do NOT trust ANYTHING the nfl says. Being against the nfl management does NOT mean I am pro 100% for the players. I stand 50/50 for both players/owners. But, I am simply SICK of what the woke nfl has become, along with other issues created by both the players and owners! IF they should fail or experience financial hardships in the future that severely hinders their yearly growth, NO tears from me! The nfl has simply grown too BIG and that is NOT good! Most people with a brain know that when any individual person or entity reaches such enormity - know that they WILL be Abusing their Power in the not to distant future! Who is stuck taking the shaft - of course we the people are the ones who Always get S - - - - D!