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Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons officials were informed at this week's NFL owners meetings in Phoenix of the discipline they face for violating league policies, league sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The discipline is expected to be announced next week, with one source saying it is expected to be "severe."

Browns general manager Ray Farmer admitted to texting during games in violation of the league's electronic device policy. Farmer has not revealed who he texted, but sources and reports have said the texts went to an assistant coach and an unnamed team representative on the sideline and that the texts dealt with in-game strategy and use of personnel.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank acknowledged in February that the team broke NFL rules by piping artificial crowd noise into the Georgia Dome over the past two seasons. He said what was done was "wrong," and affected the competitive balance and fairness on the field.

"Severe" discipline in these cases could be a hefty fine, a loss of a draft pick or picks, or other penalties. But, as one source said Wednesday and others verified, "it's coming soon."

While the Browns and Falcons issues are expected to be resolved by next week, there is more uncertainty surrounding the New England Patriots' Deflategate controversy. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that there is no timeline for a verdict, as the league is focused on getting it right. He said the investigation doesn't have to be wrapped up and discipline announced before next month's draft.

Goodell also said Wednesday that competitive advantage would not be a vital factor in the league's rulings.

"The violation of the rule and the integrity of the rule is not necessarily whether you got an advantage or not," he said. "It's the fact that you broke the rule. That's a more general comment. We don't want people breaking the rules.

"There are 32 clubs who are going to be operating under the same rules."

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Meanwhile Pats were congratulated for CHEATING, illegal substitutions now penalized, the Eddleberg rule and for 50 ways to deflate a football without really trying mon

it really is absurd. The way they got there is now illegal and more will be revealed on deflategate.  If the punishment isn't in this years draft it will be a travesty.

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Originally the findings were supposed to be out within 3 weeks. Here we are 3 months later and still nothing. I am really starting to believe nothing will be done.

The longer they wait, the more it dies down in the publics eye, the less heat the league will take for handing out a light punishment.

Remember how much public outrage there was the week after the Championship games? That now feels like a distant memory.

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Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons officials were informed at this week's NFL owners meetings in Phoenix of the discipline they face for violating league policies, league sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The discipline is expected to be announced next week, with one source saying it is expected to be "severe."

Browns general manager Ray Farmer admitted to texting during games in violation of the league's electronic device policy. Farmer has not revealed who he texted, but sources and reports have said the texts went to an assistant coach and an unnamed team representative on the sideline and that the texts dealt with in-game strategy and use of personnel.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank acknowledged in February that the team broke NFL rules by piping artificial crowd noise into the Georgia Dome over the past two seasons. He said what was done was "wrong," and affected the competitive balance and fairness on the field.

"Severe" discipline in these cases could be a hefty fine, a loss of a draft pick or picks, or other penalties. But, as one source said Wednesday and others verified, "it's coming soon."

While the Browns and Falcons issues are expected to be resolved by next week, there is more uncertainty surrounding the New England Patriots' Deflategate controversy. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that there is no timeline for a verdict, as the league is focused on getting it right. He said the investigation doesn't have to be wrapped up and discipline announced before next month's draft.

Goodell also said Wednesday that competitive advantage would not be a vital factor in the league's rulings.

"The violation of the rule and the integrity of the rule is not necessarily whether you got an advantage or not," he said. "It's the fact that you broke the rule. That's a more general comment. We don't want people breaking the rules.

"There are 32 clubs who are going to be operating under the same rules."

 

 

And the Pats keep enjoying their post Super Bowl season.  

 

This is what a young Robert Kraft must have looked like.

 

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