The NFL has come down on the Patriots for illegally filming the Bengals sideline the week before the two teams met on the field.
Developing news story: The NFL has handed down the following penalties to the Patriots for their television crew filming the field and Cincinnati sideline during a December game between the Bengals and Browns, per sources: pic.twitter.com/Co8kvuofR6
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) June 29, 2020
The Patriots will reportedly lose a 2021 3rd round pick and have been fined $1.1 million. The team has also been banned from sending any film crews to shoot any game during the 2020 season.
The team claimed that the filming in question was done by a Kraft Sports Production freelancer for a docu-series— and that the team had nothing to do with it.
