FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots are losing two days of organized team activities due to a violation of offseason rules, league sources told ESPN.
The team had been scheduled for an OTA on Thursday, the first to be attended by reporters this offseason, but the club announced Wednesday that it had been canceled.
Thursday's OTA, in addition to another next week, were taken away as part of the violation, according to sources.
This week marks the start of the third and final phase of the Patriots' offseason program, which allows the team of a total of 10 OTAs.