Pats fined $350K for Covid protocol violations based on Cam/Gilmore positives

[sb1]

Report: Patriots fined $350K for COVID-19 protocol violations

The Patriots have reportedly joined the list of teams penalized by the league for failing to follow COVID-19 protocols.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

LOL. Expensive dinner.

Next announcement is Ravens to be fined $1.99 for their outbreak...and an apology from 345 Park Avenue for that fine.

 

[gitgronked82]

Do we actually know what the violation was?

 

[signbabybrady]

NFL getting soft. Letting us off light. Oh wait no one else gets fined for getting sick.

 

[Foxypats]

Saints were fined 500 K. Let's see if the Ravens or any other team gets fined .

 

[jmt57]

Report: Patriots fined $350K for COVID-19 protocol violations

The Patriots have reportedly joined the list of teams penalized by the league for failing to follow COVID-19 protocols.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

LOL. Expensive dinner.

Next announcement is Ravens to be fined $1.99 for their outbreak...and an apology from 345 Park Avenue for that fine.

To be fair, the NFL is fining teams other than the Patriots. That being said, I am very curious to see how they handle the issue with Baltimore.

Sources: New Orleans Saints fined $500K, lose pick for not wearing masks during Week 9 postgame celebrations

The NFL fined the Saints $500,000 and took away a seventh-round draft pick because they didn't wear masks during their postgame celebrations after beating Tampa Bay in Week 9, league sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

Do we actually know what the violation was?

The league office statement was that the team did not follow NFL protocols in regards to covid-19, a series of long, rambling, detailed documents of do's and don'ts. If it was due to Newton and Gilmore going out for dinner, then the players should have been fined - not the team.

NFL players could be fined for breaking coronavirus-related protocols, source says

The NFLPA laid out some of the coronavirus-related restrictions on and off the field in a conference call with player reps on Thursday.

www.espn.com

More on the rules here:

NFL COVID rules, explained: Everything to know about coronavirus and football in 2020 | Sporting News

Explaining the NFL's COVID rules

www.sportingnews.com

All NFL teams to operate in COVID-19 intensive protocol starting Saturday

With COVID-19 infection rates rising rapidly throughout the country, the NFL announced that starting on Saturday all 32 teams will operate for the rest of the season under the league’s intensive protocol.

www.nfl.com

Memo details updates to NFL's COVID-19 protocols; masks required for players on sidelines

Major updates to the NFL's COVID-19 protocols were sent to all clubs on Monday in a memo obtained by NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. Among the updates are a mandate for players to wear face coverings on the sideline if they are not wearing a helmet or enter

www.nfl.com

 

[Scotty]

What , and no draft picks ?

 

[Foxypats]

What , and no draft picks ?

sshhhh Scotty, not so loud. They might hear you and take your suggestion .....

 

[LuRkeR1978]

$350k for a dinner?

Clown world.

 

[Nikolai]

The biggest irony in this is that the Pats actually forced the league to do the responsible thing and cancel a game.

This league is dumb. And the product is getting worse by the year...getting harder to make up for it.

 

[borg]

Quite the season for the D Player of the Year

Gilmore manages a $5 mill raise after a stealth holdout
Proceeds to allow Metcalf to *****-slap him up and down the field
Costs the team an additional $350k because of a bro-date with the QB who likes to wear chiffon
Puts house on market
Sets up shop in in the trainers room

And that's only after 10 games

Imagine what's to come if and when NE is officially knocked out of playoff contention

 

[NashuaPats]

Do we actually know what the violation was?

For being the Patriots and winning too much. I’m just glad they didn’t steal another first round draft pick.

 

[NE_Zealot]

The biggest irony in this is that the Pats actually forced the league to do the responsible thing and cancel a game.

This league is dumb. And the product is getting worse by the year...getting harder to make up for it.

Yep. I’m waiting for the day BB retires (Brady will be retired before then) then I’m through with this Mickey-Mouse league where playing defense will be illegal.

 

[NashuaPats]

The biggest irony in this is that the Pats actually forced the league to do the responsible thing and cancel a game.

This league is dumb. And the product is getting worse by the year...getting harder to make up for it.

The league will always be dumb with Goodell as commissioner because he’s dumb.

 

[Koma]

The Patriots were fined the same amount as Tennessee. New England had 2 players test positive while the Titans had 13 players and 11 other team employees test positive. In the eyes of the NFL, the situations were the same.

 

[DaBruinz]

Absolutely ridiculous that the Patriots get fined the same amount as the Titans..

 

[Joker]

I'd like to fine Smelldell with a Louisville Slugger full force right in his grinning sub-moronic face...

 

[Nikolai]

Yep. I’m waiting for the day BB retires (Brady will be retired before then) then I’m through with this Mickey-Mouse league where playing defense will be illegal.

Sadly, you won't be the only one. I may or may not join in that. I'm liking these young guys a lot, but time will tell. If it wasn't for me loving the Pats so damned much, I'd have given up on this stupid league long ago.

 

[Patriot Missile]

It’s just Kraft’s money so it doesn’t bother me all that much. Though I do find the exact fine kind of puzzling, considering full photo shoots with like 11 Titans freelancing practices due to their covid issues.

But hey, Kraft keeps snuggling up to Goofy Goodell despite his obvious disdain for the Patriots so Kraft kind of earns what he receives.

 

[sb1]

At least they didn’t take our first rounder in a draft where we’ll need it.

 

[MoreBellhorn]

Covid shaming at the highest level. We’ll look back at this in years with a clown’s lens.