Sanders 'Confused' About Tampering Claim
Deion Sanders told the NFL Network on Sunday he's "very confused" why the New York Jets reportedly are being investigated for tampering with San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Michael Crabtree.
The 49ers reportedly accused the Jets of tampering with Crabtree while Crabtree was unsigned.
Sanders, an analyst for the league-owned NFL Network, had said at one point on the air when contract negotiations between agent Eugene Parker, who represents Crabtree, and the 49ers were stalled that two teams were willing to trade for Crabtree.
"I don't play a role in the negotiations," Sanders said Sunday, according to a transcript provided by the NFL Network. "That's his agent's dealing. That's what they do. I don't get involved in that, but I was on the network as an analyst to find out what is going on. Now, I can call and use my resources to find out what is going on, and that's what I did."
Sanders said he was told by Parker that two teams were willing to trade for Crabtree, and indicated that Parker's information on the subject had come from the 49ers.
Other teams would have been prohibited from communicating with Crabtree or Parker about a possible trade for Crabtree without receiving permission from the 49ers.
The Jets could be punished by the league if the tampering claim by the 49ers is substantiated.
The 49ers have since signed Crabtree and the Jets have traded for another wide receiver, Braylon Edwards.
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October 12, 2009; 12:54 PM ET
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