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Falcons owner acknowledges fake crowd noise
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is not pleased that the team is under investigation by the NFL for creating fake crowd noise duirng games at the Georgia Dome.
Blank saidTuesday that he was embarrassed about the probe and expects the league to find the Falcons were at fault for the faux noise. Punitive action could include a fine, lost draft pick or both.
“Of course it bothers me. Absolutely it bothers me,” Blank said, according to ESPN.com. “We have great respect for the shield and the integrity of the game; the integrity of competition. So that bothers me a great deal. We will deal with it.”
The organization was accused in 2013 and 2014 of using fake crowd noise in an apparent attempt to make it more difficult for opponents’ offenses to call signals.
“We were advised by the league probably in November or so,” Blank said of the investigation. “We fully cooperated with their investigation. They haven’t published it yet.
“Based on the information that we had, we dealt with it internally; we’d rather keep it private until the investigation is public and we have access to the full report. We have some information now, but not the complete report.”
Blank expects the league’s report on its findings to be issued in two to three weeks.
The Falcons had a 3-5 record at the Georgia Dome this season, including being routed by the Carolina Panthers 34-3 in the season finale for the NFC South Division title.
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