Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay created headlines two weeks ago with a late-night tweet about alleged tampering with retired quarterback Andrew Luck.
If any NFL Team,attempted to contact Andrew Luck (or any associate of him)… to play for their Franchise – it would be a clear Violation of the League’s Tampering Policy.
— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) May 8, 2023
Irsay’s tweet came after an ESPN story regarding the Washington Commanders’ pursuit of a quarterback and “even phoned about retired Andrew Luck, just in case,” the story read.
The Colts reportedly asked the NFL to look into the alleged tampering. Sources close to Luck, his father and his uncle, who acted as his agent, all denied Washington had reached out to Luck.
Luck retired in 2019 just before he would begin his eighth NFL season at age 29.
Now, according to Mark Maske and Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post, the Commanders are not expected to face any penalties for the alleged tampering with Luck.
There probably is “not enough hard evidence” of impermissible contact for the Commanders to be penalized, one of the people with knowledge of the case said, adding that the issue probably is “going to fade away” without being pursued further.
That’s good news for Washington, considering how seriously the NFL has enforced tampering allegations recently. The Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals were each punished for alleged tampering.
The Commanders are expected to have a new owner soon with Daniel Snyder finalizing a deal to sell the franchise to Josh Harris. All that remains is the NFL Finance Committee vetting all of Harris’ partners before the league’s other owners vote for Harris to take over the Commanders.
