Spygate II is over and it was the typical less-impactful sequel.
The New England Patriots were fined $1.1 million and will forfeit their third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft as penalties for filming the Cincinnati Bengals’ sideline during a Bengals-Cleveland Browns game in December. The Patriots faced the one-win Bengals the following week.
Additional discipline includes Patriots’ television production crews being prohibited from filming games in 2020 and required training on league operation and game policies for all senior team officials.
The NFL-issued penalties were first reported by ESPN and confirmed by The Post.
Harsh and reputation-damaging discipline for any organization, but barely a blip on the radar for the Patriots over the last 25 years.
