The NFL is reportedly “looking into” the Philadelphia Eagles for illegal tampering after signing running back Saquon Barkley.

The report that the league would investigate Philly came after Barkley’s former Penn State head coach, James Franklin, made a comment that sounded like the Eagles could have contacted Barkley before the legal tampering period began on March 11.

“For him [Barkley] now to come back and be able to play within the state, in Philadelphia,” Franklin said, “he said that was one of the first things that Howie said to him on the phone as part of his sales pitch to him was not only the Philadelphia Eagles and that but obviously the connection with Penn State and the fan base as well.”

The NFL prohibits teams from making direct contact with players (unless they do not have an agent) during the legal tampering window, which started at noon ET Monday and ended at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Barkley cleared up those allegations during his Thursday introductory press conference with the Eagles, saying that is was all a misunderstanding.

“Coach (James) Franklin, I think he misinterpreted it,” Barkley said. “The truth was to sell basically Penn State. So many Penn State fans are Philadelphia Eagles fans, but that was through my agent. My agent told me that.”

According to ESPN, the NFL declined to comment that there is an official investigation underway.

But if the league is digging deeper and does find any evidence that the Eagles are guilty of tampering, then there’s a chance that they could face a hefty fine or lose out on future draft capital.