Why are the Patriots tweeting this? Tampering?

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[Innocenti]

It's an open market. ...not tampering.

 

[SackExchange]

It's an open market. ...not tampering.

Not yet, it's not. He was still under contract with the Steelers until the official end of the NFL year.

 

[Innocenti]

Not yet, it's not. He was still under contract with the Steelers until the official end of the NFL year.

Oh, I didn't realize that. Then it's probably tampering. But the Steelers can always kill his return to NE by complaining to the commissioner's office.