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Article: Fans split on signal-stealing saga; Some see fair punishment, some don't.(NEWS)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- September 16, 2007
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Byline: Lee Hammel
WORCESTER - The Red Sox were playing host to the New York Yankees, so who really wanted to think about the NFL penalizing New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick for illegally videotaping the New York Jets' signals?
But the fans at The Press Box, a neighborhood bar at 536 Lincoln St., did turn their attention to the $500,000 fine assessed to Belichick and the Patriots' $250,000 fine and loss of a draft pick, perhap two, when a reporter asked them during the game.
The crowd was divided into two camps: those who love Belichick and felt he had nothing to explain, and those who love Belichick but thought he ought to be telling ...