Patriots lose two practice days as a penalty for holding late meetings

While teams in the past have been punished for violating the rules concerning full-contact drills during “organized team activities,” the Patriots issue was with post-practice meetings and staying within time limits. Per the sources, there were multiple occasions during Phase 2 of their offseason program this month in which special teams meetings kept players in the building about 15 minutes past the allotted time. The Patriots were docked two of their 10 offseason practice days, and Belichick was fined $50,000, for violating NFL rules governing offseason workouts, league sources confirmed....