Bearknuckle said:
Mr Tulip said:
If players can (and should) be represented by agents, and are essentially perpetually unrestricted free agents, then there really is no such thing as 'tampering'.
An agent has the duty to maximize his client's contract. He has to put feelers out to the schools. The schools have a point of contact that isn't the player. They have to respond to the agent with a real offer or other negotiation.
Incorrect? If the player is under contract, then attempting to get them to break that contract is tampering, no? If not why did the QB from Washington balk when they threatened a lawsuit after he announced he was leaving post contract-signing?
Interference with contracts is a touchy legal term that I'm not knowledgeable enough to speak on.
"Tampering" is a specific thing within the NCAA which broadly refers to coaches or boosters of one athletic team trying to induce a player on another team to transfer. Essentially, if the player hasn't already declared himself into the portal, you can't contact him about transferring (obviously, compliance was a joke, since every coach had friends and scout in legal and necessary contact with every high school coach, who were then in a position to pass on a message).
I'm saying that, since players now more or less need agent representation, "tampering" isn't really a thing since agents have to explore options for their clients, and teams would necessarily need to reply to those agent contacts.
