Pittsburgh Steelers overtrådte muligvis NFL-reglerne, da holdet ringede op til USC-receiver Makai Lemon, inden de havde draft-valgret torsdag aften.
Ifølge NFL-reglerne må klubber, der ikke er "på uret" (dvs. har draft-valgret), godt føre samtaler med draft-kandidater eller deres repræsentanter om ikke-finansielle forhold som spillerens interesse for ligaen, præferencer for specifikke klubber eller helbredstilstand. Disse samtaler må dog ikke forstyrre en kandidats samtaler med den klub, der aktuelt har draft-valgret.
En kilde tilknyttet en ikke-involveret klub bekræftede over for ProFootballTalk, at reglerne blev overtrådt i dette tilfælde.
NFL Network viste et videoklip af samtalen mellem Lemon og Steelers, mens Philadelphia Eagles forsøgte at nå frem til ham. Selvom episoden kan have ydmyget Steelers, kan den også føre til disciplinære foranstaltninger fra ligaens side.
Ligaen har dog sandsynligvis ikke stor interesse i at straffe holdet hårdt. Med draftens første runde reduceret til otte minutter opstår der ofte tekniske problemer. I sidste ende lykkedes det Eagles alligevel at sikre sig Lemon, og ydmygelsen kan vise sig at være straf nok for Steelers, der er vært for draften.
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