The New England Patriots will be disciplined for their “acknowledged game day video violations in Cincinnati,” reports ESPN’s Adam Schefter (via Twitter). NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tweets that New England did commit a game-day violation, but it’s uncertain if there’s a link to football operations. Schefter notes that the punishment is likely to come within the next two weeks. The NFL has yet to collect all of the security reports, but there should be clarity once that’s resolved. Schefter also cited a basis for the impending discipline. In 2015, former Browns general manager Ray Farmer violated the league’s electronic device policy by sending text messages to the coaching staff during games. The Browns were fined $250K and Farmer was suspended four games without pay. The same year, the Falcons were forced to forfeit a fifth-round draft pick and pay a $350K fine after it was found that team president Rich McKay was responsible for pumping in crowd noise during home games (McKay was also suspended from the comp
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