Bill Belichick was unusually (and perhaps intentionally) chipper Wednesday morning for a head coach whose team lost two important work days.
The Patriots head coach did his best to downplay the NFL's punishment of New England for a rules violation, which reportedly involved assistant coach Joe Judge scheduling special teams meetings in early May that kept some players at the team facility for longer than the maximum four hours allowed.
"We're looking forward to getting out on the field today," Belichick said when asked if he was on board with what Judge did.