Patriots Coach Bill Belichick has said the team's football staff had no involvement with last weekend's video of the Bengals' sideline. That could mean a fine in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and potentially the loss or reduction in value of a draft choice, typically a lower-level pick. The one outlier, in terms of severity, was the $1 million fine given to the Patriots in 2015 in the Deflategate case. The deliberations on the Patriots case are expected to resume Sunday and could intensify early in the workweek. Precedents:Year Team Fine Draft pick Suspension 2015 Falcons $350,000 Lost 5th-rounder Pres.

Source: Washington Post December 15, 2019 02:26 UTC