The Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals agreed to draft compensation after the NFL found that the Cardinals organization violated tampering rules in its hiring of new head coach Jonathan Gannon.
On Tuesday, Gannon addressed the situation while speaking with reporters:
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"It's a mistake that we made. The league kind of rectified it and we've moved on. But basically, after the NFC Championship Game, [Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort] reached out and kinda said, 'Congratulations.