NFL Suspends Dolphins Owner Ross for Tampering With Brady, Payton

(L-R) Stephen Ross, chairman and owner, Brian Flores, head coach, and Chris Grier, general manager of the Miami Dolphins pose for the media after announcing Brian Flores as their new head coach at the Baptist Health Training Facility at Nova Southern University in Davie, Florida, on Feb. 4, 2019. Mark Brown/Getty Images

The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the league.

The league’s investigation found the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games to improve their draft position during the 2019 season, but the team had impermissible communication with Brady and his agent, Don Yee.