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Sep 11 2007 12:00am EDT

Patriots Caught Stealing Signals, May Lose Draft Picks

Fair play? Forget about it in today's National Football League.

The pressure to win must be getting to vaunted New England Patriots' coach Bill Belichick, who has three Super Bowl titles to his credit.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has determined the Patriots violated league rules when they videotaped defensive signals by New York Jets' coaches, according to ESPN. The Patriots hammered the Jets 38-14 in their season opener two days ago.

Goodell may force the Patriots to surrender "multiple draft picks" over this mess, ESPN said.

NFL security officials confiscated a camera and videotape from a Patriots video assistant on the New England sidelines when it was suspected he was recording the Jets' signals.

Whatever happened to just playing the game?

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