Patriots reportedly lose two OTA practices as a consequence of violation of league guidelines

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The Patriots will now solely be capable of maintain eight OTA classes throughout this stage of the NFL offseason.

The New England Patriots logo is seen on helmets before the NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys at Gillette Stadium, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 in Foxborough, Mass.
The Patriots cancelled their OTA session for Thursday and might want to scrap one other subsequent week. (Winslow Townson/AP Photos

On Wednesday afternoon, the Patriots introduced that they had been canceling Thursday’s organized group exercise (OTA) session at Gillette Stadium.

It seems the cancellation wasn’t their name in any case.

Based on ESPN’s Mike Reiss, the Patriots are shedding out on two days of OTAs as a consequence of a violation of league guidelines. 

It’s unclear what rule the group broke to warrant the penalty from the league. Together with Thursday’s follow, New England will lose an OTA the next week. New England was scheduled for OTAs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday of subsequent week.

As a part of the third part of the NFL offseason, the Patriots had been allowed to carry 10 OTAs, that are voluntary, non-padded, and non-contact practices. As soon as OTAs wrap, the Patriots will maintain a compulsory three-day minicamp (June 12-14) earlier than the league takes one other prolonged break.

New England will now solely be afforded eight OTAs, which started earlier this week at Foxborough.

The Patriots are removed from the primary group to be docked OTAs for offseason rule violations.

The Bears misplaced one OTA session final yr as a consequence of holding a live-contact follow, whereas the Jaguars, Cowboys, and 49ers had been all fined in 2021 and misplaced practices as a consequence of OTA violations.