Goodell works for Kraft. But he had to make it look like he wasn’t giving them a special break. Goodell treats teams he’s friends different than the other team. Patriots will not be seriously punished no matter what they do.
Yeah, when Kraft hires prostitutes, he doesn't quite have the same discerning tastes of Elliot Spitzer, Charlie Sheen, or even Hugh Grant, from what I remember.
They lost two draft picks and a million dollars.
They’ve lost 2 draft picks over this. Now being as they’re the Pats and very good at trading down and hoarding picks that winds up not being a big deal. But for less well run teams losing 2 draft picks can be really detrimental.
Goodell used to work for the Jets... The Patriots are not on his good list.