Bill Belichick Takes Responsibility for Patriots' OTA Violation and Looks to Improve Team Skills.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has taken responsibility for the team's violation of offseason rules, which resulted in the loss of two organized team activities and a $50,000 fine for Belichick. The violation involved special teams workshops that exceeded the four hours players are allowed to spend at the team facility. Belichick praised assistant coach Joe Judge and cracked a joke about the situation, saying "we had a good, long weekend."