Why are there only 31 picks in 2023 NFL Draft first round Revisiting Dolphins Tom Brady Sean Payton scandal
Why are there only 31 picks in 2023 NFL Draft first round Revisiting Dolphins Tom Brady Sean Payton scandal
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Fans who tune into the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft may be confused at the number of selections this year: 31, one fewer than the traditional 32.You're not miscounting, and it's not a mistake on the part of the telecast. Thursday's Round 1 will feature one fewer pick as a result of a tampering scandal involving the Dolphins, quarterback Tom Brady and coach Sean Payton when they were still under contract with their respective teams.Miami isn't the only team without a first-round pick: The 49ers, Browns, Rams and Broncos don't have one either. But their lack of first-round selections are a result of trades with other Alex Erickson Jersey teams. Conversely, Miami's absence is a direct result of attempting to skirt NFL rules, resulting in a forfeiture of their pick.TSN'S NFL DRAFT HQ | | Because of that, the Dolphins will instead make their first selection in the second round, at 51st overall. Here's a breakdown of why they forfeited their first-round pick, a recap of the tampering scandal involving Brady and Payton and a brief history of other teams that have forfeited their Round 1 picks:The first round of the NFL draft will have only 31 picks because the Dolphins are absent from that round of the draft. Miami forfeited that pick which would have placed it 21st in the draft order as a result of the franchise's tampering scandal.Even so, the Dolphins still had a pick 29th overall in the first round. They got it as part of a blockbuster trade package with the 49ers in the 2021 draft that included a swap of 2021 first-round picks and 2022 and 2023 first-rounders from San Francisco. In return, the 49ers move up to take Trey Lance third overall in 2021.The Dolphins maintained that pick until trading it to the Broncos in exchange for linebacker Bradley Chubb at the 2022 NFL trade deadline. Denver then traded it to the Saints as part of a package to secure Payton, Cincinnati Bengals Jersey who did not coach last season.With that, the Dolphins found themselves completely out of the first round in 2023; as part of their punishment, they also forfeited a third-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, while owner Stephen Ro s faced a fine and suspension.MORE: The NFL began conducting an investigation into the Dolphins after former coach Brian Flores accused the franchise of asking him to tamper and intentionally lose games to improve their draft position.The league released the findings of their investigation in October 2022. Per the NFL, Miami reached out to Brady twice while he was still under contract, violating tampering rules: Once in 2019, his final year in New England, and again in 2021, when he was in his second season in Tampa Bay.The NFL determined the first contact between Miami and Brady occurred with Bruce Beal, the Dolphins vice chairman, coordinating a meeting between the two parties. The correspondence between Brady and the Dolphins occurred again in 2021, with Ro s being directly involved in communications. Brady retired then unretired ahead of the 2022 offseason, and it's unknown whether his discu sions with Miami had anything to do with his decision. It's worth noting Ro s had more than a simple player acquisition in mind.Per the NFL:Those discu sions began no later than early December 2021 and focused on Mr. Brady becoming a limited partner in the Dolphins and po sibly serving as a football executive, although at times they also included the po sibility of his playing for the Dolphins.The NFL also found Miami to have had illicit contact with Payton during the 2022 offseason, when he was mulling retirement but still under contract with New Orleans. Payton decided to retire and did TV for a season before ultimately returning to coach in the NFL, starting in 2023.Miami did not seek consent from New Orleans to have these discu sions, which occurred before Coach Payton Nick Vigil Jersey announced his decision to retire as head coach of the Saints. Following that announcement, Miami requested permi sion to speak to Coach Payton for the first time, which New Orleans declined to grant.The Dolphins retained quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and hired 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel after attempting to lure Brady and Payton to Miami. Together, they helped the franchise reach the playoffs in 2022 for the first time since the 2016 season.MORE: This isn't the first time a team has forfeited their first-round pick: Miami is the second franchise to lose a selection as a result of an infraction. The Patriots forfeited picks in 2008 and 2016, and are the only franchise to have lost Round 1 selections twice.The first forfeiture of picks came in the 2008 draft, when the NFL found New England guilty of videotaping Jets signals from a 2007 game, a scandal later dubbed "Spygate." New England forfeited its own pick, at 31st overall, but still selected 10th overall after acquiring New Orleans' selection via trade. The Patriots used it to draft linebacker Jerod Mayo.The Patriots again forfeited a first-round pick in the 2016 draft, as a result of deflating balls in the 2014 AFC championship game vs. the Colts (known as "Deflategate"). The Patriots lost out on the 29th overall pick, and this time had no additional first-rounders to fall back on.
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