BOSTON — The Patriots were docked two days of Organized Team Activities because of scheduling errors caused by Joe Judge-led special teams meetings earlier this offseason, league sources told the Boston Herald.
According to documents obtained by Boston Sports Journal, Judge held 20-minute “special teams workshops” prior to regular offensive and defensive meetings that led to the violation. The NFLPA filed an initial complaint on May 4 citing three instances where these workshops directed players to stay at the facility longer than the permitted four hours per day. The Patriots responded almost two weeks later, per Boston Sports Journal, and cooperated fully with the NFL, which levied its punishment this week.
The team was forced to cancel its upcoming OTA practices on Thursday and Tuesday, May 30. Pats coach Bill Belichick was also reportedly fined $50,000.
