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Meetings scheduled by Joe Judge reportedly led to Patriots’ OTA punishment; Bill Belichick fined $50,000

A scheduling snafu by Joe Judge reportedly led to the Patriots’ OTA-related punishments this week — and it’s going to hit Bill Belichick’s wallet.

Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk reported on Thursday morning that the Patriots were docked two OTA (organized team activities) sessions during this stage of the offseason due to a “meeting violation”.

Greg Bedard of BostonSportsJournal.com later reported that Joe Judge — listed on documents acquired by BSJ as the team’s special teams coach — held special teams meetings that led to players being at Gillette Stadium longer than their maximum four hours.