10 Scandals That Rocked The NFL
5. "I Misinterpreted The Rules"
On September 9, 2007, NFL Security caught a New England Patriots video assistant video-taping the New York Jets defensive signals. Jets head coach Eric Mangini tipped off the league and almost overnight, Head Coach Bill Belickick became public enemy #1.
For spearheading the plan, he was personally fined $500,000 and narrowly avoided suspension. On top of this, The Patriots were fined $250,000 and stripped of their first round pick in the 2008 draft.
Belichick maintains that he 'misinterpreted the rules', but league findings prove otherwise.