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The NFL has shut the door on a fantasy football convention in Las Vegas — organized by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo — because of league concerns with the event’s connection to a casino property.

The inaugural National Fantasy Football Convention was canceled Friday after the league informed the NFL Players Association that the event scheduled for July 10-12 would be in violation of NFL rules by being held at a casino property.

The three-day event was scheduled to be hosted by the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. All of the sessions were to be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, which does not have on-site gambling.

“Players and NFL personnel may not participate in promotional activities or other appearances at or in connection with events that are held at or sponsored by casinos,” an NFL spokesman said in an email statement to FOX Sports.

Punishment for participation in the event would likely result in a fine but a suspension would be unlikely, a source told FOX Sports.

More than 100 players were expected to participate in the event, which would have allowed fantasy football players to connect with NFL stars in question-and-answer sessions and other activities.

Romo organized the event and various active players were scheduled to appear, including New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, Philadelphia Eagles running back DeMarco Murray and Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles.

Players were due more than a combined $1 million in marketing or appearance fees, according to ESPN.

Romo tweeted Friday night that he was disappointed by the decision:

“NFL has canceled our fantasy football convention this year in Vegas and that is disappointing. I’m sad for the fans and players.”

—The Cleveland Browns traded their seventh-round pick in 2017 to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday for 11-year NFL veteran punter Andy Lee.

Cleveland later waived punter Spencer Lanning after he had re-signed with the team in March. Lanning, undrafted in 2011, has been the Browns’ punter since 2013. Last season, he averaged 44.3 yards, with a 39.2 net.

The 32-year-old Lee, a four-time All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl selection, was originally selected by the 49ers in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played in all 176 games over the past 11 seasons, and holds the team records in all major punting categories: punts (941), yards (43,468), gross average (46.2), net average (39.5) and punts downed inside the 20-yard line (300).

—New York Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson, a no-show during the voluntary offseason workouts, hasn’t decided whether he will attend next week’s mandatory minicamp without a new contract.

Wilkerson, who has skipped all of the Jets’ organized team activities this season, spoke to reporters Friday night at a bowling event for his charity, T.E.A.M. 96 Foundation, held in his hometown of Linden, N.J.

“It’s just a decision that’s going to be made between me and my agent,” Wilkerson said. “We’ll talk about it.”

Wilkerson, who was taken by the Jets in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft, is due to make $6.97 million, the final year of his rookie contract. He made 55 tackles and 5.5 sackes last season.

Wilkerson said that he will make a decision over the weekend on whether to attend the minicamp, but there are strong indications he will be there.