New England Patriots fans call it a competitive advantage, the rest of the NFL calls it cheating.
So as the Eagles prepare for Super Bowl LII against the Patriots this Sunday, cybersecurity experts are advising both teams to take precautions to keep their playbooks from falling into the wrong hands.
In Spygate, one of the most notorious scandals to strike the NFL, a Patriots employee was nabbed in 2007 covertly videotaping defensive signals as the Patriots faced off against the Jets. An investigation reportedly turned up a massive archive of recorded signals and corresponding plays. Though not strictly illegal, the NFL fined the Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick a total of $750,000.