The Eagles had been offering Maclin a contract worth $9 million a year, when the 2015 'legal tampering' period started, but Maclin quickly moved on to the Chiefs. The bolded, all caps emphasis of Troy Vincent is actually the NFL's. In addition, Head Coach Andy Reid has been fined $75,000 and General Manager John Dorsey has been fined $25,000. Because of those impermissible contacts, Kansas City will forfeit its third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft and its sixth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and pay a fine of $250,000. Vincent informed Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt by letter that the club and individual employees had violated the Anti-Tampering Policy by having direct communications with Maclin during the Negotiating Period, which is specifically prohibited.

NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations TROY VINCENT today advised the Kansas City Chiefs of the discipline being imposed for a violation of the Anti-Tampering Policy relating to improper contact during the 2015 'Negotiating Period' with prospective unrestricted free agent player Jeremy Maclin, then under contract to the Philadelphia Eagles. Additionally the team, general manager John Dorsey, and head coach Andy Reid have been fined separately. Among the frenetic news that has been the start of the 2016 league year and free agency, the NFL announced that the Kansas City Chiefs have been stripped of two draft picks for illegally tampering with then- Philadelphia Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin in 2015, who the team signed to a 5 year, $55 million contract.

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