Last Saturday, a report by ESPN's Chris Mortensen came out saying that coveted free agent Ndamukong Suh is slated to sign a groundbreaking $114 million deal with the Miami Dolphins.

The deal is set to make Suh the highest paid defensive player in the NFL, but there remains at least one obstacle, as of Monday, the league sent a letter to every team saying they would investigate deals reached before the start of the league year, which was last Tuesday.

According to league rules, teams are not allowed to make offers to players prior to the start of the league year.

An article written by Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald says that the Dolphins are "nervous."

"The team is taking the threat of sanctions extremely seriously. The Dolphins have been in utter lockdown for a week since word leaked out they would be chasing Suh. But something changed Sunday and Monday. I'm told employees were told they better have zero contract addressing the possibility of a Suh deal with anyone"”much less the media," wrote Salguero.

As Yahoo Sports points out, the Dolphins' deal with Suh was reported during what is called "legal tampering period," which is the three days before the start of the year when teams are allowed to negotiate with free agents, but are not permitted to make offers or reach written or oral agreements.

Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk Tweeted, "Everyone has violated the rules of negotiating period, but the NFL's M.O. is to nail one team in hopes of scaring the rest straight."

Last Monday, the NFL declined to say if the Dolphins would be included among those to be investigated.

Wrote Salguero, "Yes, although everyone does it, it is going to be hard for the Dolphins to explain to the NFL how ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported an agreement between Suh and the Dolphins on Saturday when no offer was allowed. This will be particularly difficult to explain if Mortensen's report"”of a six-year, $114 million deal with $58 million in guaranteed money and $60 in the first three years"”is accurate," opined Salguero.