By now you’ve all seen the tweet about Philadelphia Eagles running back DeMarco Murray. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant wants him to come back home. Fellow Cowboys receiver Terrence Williams agreed wholeheartedly with Bryant. When CBS broadcaster Doug Gottlieb interviewed Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, Romo was much wiser than his teammates and evaded the topic in fear of tampering charges.
What the NFL defines as tampering features more empty words than a Roger Goodell press conference. Back in 2008, NFL senior vice president of public relations Greg Aiello defined tampering as:
“Out of our anti-tampering policy, the term tampering as used within the NFL refers to any interference by a member club with the employer/employee relationship of another club or any attempt by a club to impermissibly induce the person to seek employment with that club or with the NFL.