NFL fines the Patriots $1.1 million for filming the Bengals sideline
Reporting and findings
- documented
The NFL fined the Patriots $1.1 million, removed a 2021 third-round draft pick and barred its television production crew from filming games during the 2020 season after the crew recorded the Cincinnati Bengals sideline. The team said the crew was independent of football operations; the discipline was imposed on the franchise, not Robert Kraft personally.
- NFL: Patriots docked third-round pick, fined $1.1M for filming Bengals sidelineNFL discipline and team statement
Summary and current status
Team fine, draft-pick loss and filming restrictions imposed
People and organizations
- New England PatriotsFranchise sanctioned by the NFL
- Robert KraftOwner and chairman
Money trail
penaltyPatriots sideline-filming fine$1.1 million - Ordered from
- New England Patriots
- Ordered to
- National Football League