The NFL hit the New England Patriots with new penalties Sunday after members of their TV team were spotted recording from the Cincinnati Bengals’ press box during a game against the Cleveland Browns last season. The Patriots were fined $1.1 million and will forfeit their third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft as penalties. CAM NEWTON SIGNS 1-YEAR DEAL WITH NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, REPORTS SAYOf course, this wasn’t the first time the NFL has come down on the Patriots in recent years. It triggered a $500,000 fine for head coach Bill Belichick, a $250,000 fine for the organization and the loss of its first-round draft pick in 2008. Separately, the league fined the Patriots $1 million and took away a 2016 first-round draft pick over Deflategate, which also resulted in a four-game suspension for quarterback Tom Brady.

Source: Fox News June 29, 2020 02:03 UTC