10 Scandals That Rocked The NFL

5. "I Misinterpreted The Rules"

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2010 file photo, New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau (55) warms up on the field before an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass. The family of Junior Seau has opted out of the proposed NFL settlement with
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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.

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