(from Canadian Press)
Edmonton Eskimos general manager Eric Tillman has been cleared of tampering allegations made by the Saskatchewan Roughriders regarding receiver Andy Fantuz.
"The CFL reviewed Mr. Tillman's comments and concluded that there was no violation of our tampering rules and therefore no discipline," the league said in a statement.
The Riders filed a request with the league to investigate following comments that Tillman made to an Edmonton Radio station last week after the CFL trade deadline.
"We tried to get Andy Fantuz out of Saskatchewan," Tillman said during the interview.
Fantuz is in the final year of a contract he signed with Tillman when he was general manager in Saskatchewan. The Roughriders say they remain in talks with Fantuz's agent and hope to re-sign him without the former Most Outstanding Canadian hitting the open market.
Tillman denied any intent to tamper with Fantuz.
"My comment wasn't an attempt to tamper," Tillman told the Regina Leader-Post. "It couldn't possibly have been anything further from that intent. We all know Andy has family in southern Ontario, but I truly hope that he retires a Rider. Is that clear enough?"
2 comments:
Eric, give us a break and WE ARE NOT THAT STUPID! You want Andy to retire as a Rider, but will do everything in your power to get him to Edmonton!!!
PK
So Eric you are not going to go after Fantuz in the free agency market because you want him to retire as a Rider hahahahahahaha!
I am sure the Eskimo fans will buy that too.
Take some more dellusional pills Tillman
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