Jaguars' Tom Coughlin may have violated NFL offseason rules with one simple statement
The NFLPA isn't happy with a comment made by the Jaguars' executive vice president
John Breech
Apr 18, 2019
When the Jacksonville Jaguars kicked off their offseason workout program on Monday, there were two very noticeable absences in the form of Jalen Ramsey and Telvin Smith.
When it comes to offseason workouts, players are technically allowed to stay at home, and that's because the workouts are voluntary. Apparently, someone forgot to relay that fact to Jaguars executive vice president Tom Coughlin, because he seemed pretty upset on Thursday when he was asked about Ramsey and Smith being no-shows.
"We're close to 100 percent attendance -- and quite frankly all of our players should be here," Coughlin said, via the team's official website.
Although Coughlin's one sentence answer doesn't seem like much, he might have actually violated NFL rules with his statement. Under the collective bargaining agreement, club officials are not allowed to make players feel like they have to attend any specific workout, which is basically what Coughlin might have done.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/j...ple-statement/