NFL fines the Patriots $1 million and removes two draft picks

Reporting and findings

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   The NFL fined the Patriots $1 million and removed a 2016 first-round pick and a 2017 fourth-round pick for an integrity-of-the-game violation involving under-inflated footballs and the club's failure to cooperate. The NFL expressly said Patriots ownership and executives did not participate in or know of the misconduct.

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