Dolphins executive Bill Parcells is no stranger to tampering, especially with the Bucs.

Last week Joe raised speculation that The Tuna, Dolphins executive Bill Parcells, may be tampering with Bucs free-agent-to-be and stud wide receiver Antonio Bryant. In an article about Bryant by Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press for Yahoo! Sports, Bryant was quoted saying Parcells is sending messages to him via intermediaries.

This raised all sorts of red flags with Joe.

Joe searched long and hard for the definitive NFL rules on tampering. But he can’t find anything written in black and white (or any color) as the rule seems to be vague.

However, per an article by Mark Maske of the Washington Post earlier this year, Maske wrote:

Under anti-tampering rules, a player eligible for free agency is supposed to negotiate only with his most recent team until the opening of the free agent market, when he is permitted to begin negotiating with any team.

Bryant is an unrestricted free agent after this season.

Joe isn’t sure if what The Tuna is doing with Bryant is actually tampering, but it sure smells fishy. Besides, it wouldn’t be the first time Parcells was fingered for tampering in connection with the Bucs. In fact, it seems Parcells knows all too well about tampering.

Check back to JoeBucsFan.com for more on this developing story. Meanwhile, Bruce Almighty and NFL executives should keep a close eye on Parcells’ inappropriate flirting with Bryant.