Earlier this month, it was revealed that the NFL was investigating agent David Canter after he allegedly offered inducements to team executives who selected his clients in the NFL Draft. And it appears that Canter has a very unbelievable defense to those claims.
On Friday, Canter’s attorney Mitchell Schuster released a statement declaring that the alleged bribery attempts from Canter were actually just jokes, saying that the talk way “no more than playful banter by Mr. Canter.”
“It has been publicly reported that the NFLPA is investigating David Canter for so-called ‘bribery’ attempts during the NFL draft,” Schuster said. “Although we preferred to address this matter in a private fashion, the leak of the NFLPA’s investigation has compelled us to publicly respond.
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“The communications that are the subject of the investigation were no more than playful banter by Mr. Canter with industry colleagues, who interpreted them to be made in jest, as any reasonable person would. It is unfortunate that Mr. Canter must not defend his reputation, both in the court of public opinion and within the confines of the NFLPA’s disciplinary committee.”
Regardless of this claim, the NFLPA will continue to investigate Canter and his conversations with team executives.
