Large groups get big fine

the New England Patriots is this millennial with distance the most successful teams in the NFL. But the club has also created a slightly mottled image after being taken in to cheat a few times.

Recently, it happened in the 2019 season, where the club's videoafdeling were caught filming the sidelines at Cincinnati, the Ball, the fight before New England was going to meet the team.

It is illegal according to the NFL's rules, because it can record the signals, as the opponents give to one another. Now the punishment has fallen.

the New England Patriots have been fined 1.1 million dollars, equivalent to 7.3 million dollars, and has been stripped of his tredjerundevalg in next year's NFL draft, while the club's videoafdeling must not be filming at matches in the coming season.

It writes several u.s. media.

the Club explained that it was just footage for a feature on kampforberedelse to the club's website. But the explanation bought the NFL does not.

It may also be linked to the club previously has been convicted in a similar case.

Back in 2007, the club was judged to have videotaped the signals of New York Jets coaches during a match. The case was dubbed Spygate, why the past has also been referred to as Spygate II.

In 2014 were the New England and stjernequarterbacken Tom Brady involved in a scandal after a slutspilshjemmekamp against the Indianapolis Colts.

Brady and the patriots got four of the quarantine order, according to the NFL to have ordered a materialemand to close the air out of the kampboldene to a level below the pressure of the air, as the rules specify.

the Matter ended up in the civil justice system, which eventually upheld the verdict.

New England was at the apartment a fine of 1 million u.s. dollars, accounting for 6.6 million dollars, and was deprived of the two options in the second half of 2016.