The National Football League (NFL) docked the Miami Dolphins two draft picks and suspended team owner Stephen Ross for violating the league's anti-tampering policy on Tuesday, but said the team did not intentionally lose games in the 2019 season.
The Dolphins must forfeit their 2023 first-round pick and third-round pick in 2024, the league said. Ross received a $1.5 million fine and will be prohibited from representing the club at any NFL event through Oct. 17.
The Dolphins had "impermissible communications" with quarterback Tom Brady while he was with the New England Patriots in 2019 and in 2021 when he was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to the findings of the investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney and SEC Chair Mary Jo White.