The Patriots had been docked two days of Organized Team Activities due to scheduling errors attributable to Joe Judge-led particular groups conferences earlier this offseason, league sources advised the Herald.
According to paperwork obtained by Boston Sports Journal, Judge held 20-minute “special teams workshops” previous to common offensive and defensive conferences that led to the violation. The NFLPA filed an preliminary criticism on May 4 citing three cases the place these workshops directed gamers to remain on the facility longer than the permitted 4 hours per day. The Patriots responded nearly two weeks later, per Boston Sports Journal, and cooperated absolutely with the NFL, which levied its punishment this week.
The group was pressured to cancel its upcoming OTA practices on Thursday and Tuesday, May 30. Pats coach Bill Belichick was additionally reportedly fined $50,000.
The Patriots will subsequent follow on Wednesday, May 31. The group is now all the way down to eight allowed OTA practices this offseason, because it continues to put in a brand new offense beneath returned offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Bill O’Brien. Judge misplaced his title because the group’s quarterbacks coach to O’Brien in January, when O’Brien was additionally named offensive coordinator.
During the 2022 season, Judge’s first and solely teaching quarterbacks, he repeatedly clashed with Mac Jones. Judge was additionally phased out of offensive conferences later within the yr, per sources. Belichick re-assigned Judge to an assistant head coach/particular groups coach function this spring.
The Pats will conclude their offseason with a compulsory minicamp working June 12-14.
ProFootballTalk first reported the violation concerned an inner scheduling error attributable to the teaching employees.
Source: www.bostonherald.com