But if you screw up the punishment the first time, you can't just make up a new one seven years later for the fun of it because a handful of owners didn't like the way you covered up for your buddy Bob Kraft the first time. That is why the judge the NFL picked in the venue they picked said what you are doing is so wrong that you can't do that, even when the CBA specifically says you can. Because CBA or not, it is actually illegal to treat employees that way.
So the NFL needs to wait for New England to actually break another rule (or they need to actually catch them when they do depending on your view point) to assign that deterrent level punishment. They can't just manufacture an offense with fake leaks, crooked lawyer investigations, and a fall guy that opposing fans like you will eat up.
The NFL is just lucky Kraft cares more about his owner's club and making money then anything else, or he would have sued them and brought down the whole league for the whole farce.
The NFL is also lucky ESPN does whatever they are told and doesn't have any journalists left.
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