Death, taxes, and the New England Patriots being involved in scandals. Those are the great certainties in life, or so it seems nowadays.
For the second time in Bill Belichick’s tenure, the Patriots organization has been punished for actions involving improper video recordings. The penalty for the latest infraction of league rules involves a significant fine for the team as a whole and the loss of a day-two draft pick; that is a larger fine than the team was given in 2007, but a lower draft pick than the first-rounder the Pats were docked for 2008.