So, what was their punishment for Spygate, you may be asking?
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The Patriots were also fined $250,000, and stripped of their first-round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft;
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So the Patriots have had to forfeit their #1 pick before yet they still returned to the Super Bowl. It hardly slowed them down. If they're missing out on the 30th best player in the draft, is it really such a hindrance?