Teams interview guys cut from their upcoming opponents teams all the time. Legal yes. Ethical? Well....
Goodall did the right thing though. No one will dare do this again and that’s the point of the punishment.
“Teams interview guys cut from their upcoming opponents teams all the time. Legal yes. Ethical? Well....”
Ethical - yes. Understanding another coaches system is one thing. Using ELINT to steal another teams plans during a game is something different.
On top of that, the Pats were warned about this more than once, and did it anyway.