Chiefs’ Appeal of Jeremy Maclin Tampering Penalties Reportedly Denied

April 18, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

The Kansas City Chiefs will still be without their third-round pick in this year’s NFL draft.
According to Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star, the NFL informed the Chiefs on Monday that it denied their appeal of tampering charges levied against them regarding their signing of wide receiver Jeremy Maclin.
Adam Teicher of ESPN confirmed the report and said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell denied the appeal.
Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk noted in March “the Chiefs were found to have tampered with Maclin while he was still under contract with the [Philadelphia] Eagles. As a result, the Chiefs have been docked their third-round pick in this year’s draft and their sixth-round pick in next year’s draft.”
The loss of draft picks wasn’t the only penalty the league dealt to the Chiefs for tampering with Maclin. Smith added head coach Andy Reid was fined $75,000, general manager John Dorsey was fined $25,000, and the team as a ...

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