When Kirk Cousins seemingly admitted to the Atlanta Falcons having direct contact with him prior to the official start of free agency, it kicked off a league investigation into the team. That investigation appears to be close to wrapping up, and per ESPN insider Adam Schefter, it does not look like it will deliver good news for the Falcons.
It appears that the league found wrongdoing on Atlanta’s part—again, Cousins’ out-loud admission probably doomed them—and Schefter expects Atlanta’s punishment to involve draft compensation and be more “severe” than what the league is expected to hand out to the Philadelphia Eagles for an investigation involving contact with free agent running back Saquon Barkley.