Patriots Fined for OTA Meeting Violation

The New England Patriots were docked two practices and Bill Belichick was fined $50,000 for violating NFL offseason rules related to keeping players at team facilities too long.
The violation involved late meetings after allowed practice times during organized team activities.
The infraction did not involve any impermissible on-field activities or full-contact drills.
The penalty will cost the Patriots two of their 10 allowed offseason practices and $50,000 in fines to their head coach Bill Belichick.
The issue is unrelated to past scandals like Spygate or Deflategate and is considered minor, though it will deprive the team of some offseason practice and bonding time.