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BREAKING: Deflategate Punishment for Patriots Announced

The NFL's punishment for the New England Patriots following the Wells report on Deflategate has been reported.

Filed to ESPN: Tom Brady suspended four games, Pats lose 1st round pick in 2016 and a 4th in 2017, and team fined $1 million, per source:

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 11, 2015

Tom Brady's four-game suspension would end right before a Week 6 meeting with none other than Indianapolis. That makes for a season opener against Pittsburgh without Brady and Le'Veon Bell. .

The $1 million fine is larger than the $750,000 the Patriots were fined for Spygate ($500,000 to head coach Bill Belichick and $250,000 to the team itself) in 2007.