PFT rumor: TITANS TO PURSUE TAMPERING CHARGES AGAINST REDSKINS?

According to profootballtalk.com the titans sayer they plan to confront us to the league for dealing with haynesworths agent before the free agency deadline, if we're found guilty then we could lose some of our four draft picks...

as long as it isn't our first rounder i'm cool with it.

Um, let's post what the article actually says, I'm editing this thread title to be a little less misleading:

TITANS TO PURSUE TAMPERING CHARGES AGAINST REDSKINS?
Posted by Mike Florio on March 2, 2009, 9:25 p.m.

In the press conference introducing newly-signed receiver Nate Washington and defensive tackle Jovan Haye, Titans G.M. Mike Reindfeldt fielded a question as to whether the Titans might pursue tampering allegations against the Redskins regarding the signing of defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.

“Yeah, I mean that’s something at some point that’s kind of . . . . We were interested in signing Albert,” Reinfeldt said. “We tried to sign him and unfortunately it didn’t work out. It’s always something we can address with the league, but at this point in time we’re more focused on the two gentlemen here today, quite honestly.”

Hmmm.

It’s an open secret that NFL teams talk with the agents of players who are not yet free agents. Few teams ever complain because most teams are guilty of it.

In this case, the Titans might do it. Stay tuned.

this doesn't surprise me at all. why was snyder having dinner w/ ab's agent out in the open for everyone to see? if we end up losing draft picks over this it wasn't worth it.

I doubt it will happen. It's very hard to prove.

It wouldn't surprise me if the Titans filed a complaint. It would surprise me very much if anything came of it.

Well I remember last year the 49ers were charged with tampering for asking lance Briggs if he wanted to come play for them, the NFL investigated and found that the 9ers called Briggs phone before FA, and the 9ers and bears swapped picks and the bears got their 3rd rounder I believe...& yes it does matter to us because the titans pick towards the end of every round, and if we swap picks they move up for free basically..plus we don't have but four picks already, what do you all want now, three picks???

Hard to prove unless there were witnesses or cameras.

This is simple. If they can prove we contacted Haynesworth directly while he was under contract with Tennessee, then we are guilty. But one of the reasons that's impossible to prove is that the only witness, Haynesworth, is under contract with us and doesn't have any reason to confirm the allegations.

Remember, they only got Briggs to talk about the Niners once he had signed his extension with Chicago.

That, and we may not have gone any further than dinner with his agent, which of course, is not tampering.

Hopefully they don't file tampering charges. We can't afford to lose any of our picks