NFL releases statement on Patriots' violations

Reporting cited here

1. documented

   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.

   NFL findings, team penalties and ownership limitation

   NFL fines the Patriots $1 million and removes two draft picks · League discipline completed