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Report: Browns, Falcons will get ‘severe’ sanctions

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The Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons are set to receive “severe” punishments for violation of NFL rules, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The league informed the two teams at this week’s owners meetings in Phoenix what the penalties will be, and the sanctions likely will be announced next week, Schefter reported.

Cleveland general manager Ray Farmer confessed to texting in games, which is not permitted under the NFL’s electronic-device policy. Reportedly, Farmer texted sideline personnel regarding game strategy.

The Falcons admitted that they pumped fake crowd noise into the Georgia Dome during games to cause difficulties for the visiting team. The practice went on for the past two years, team owner Arthur Blank said.

Both Browns and Falcons officials said since news of the transgressions broke that they are prepared to accept the consequences.

Possible penalties could include the loss of draft picks and/or fines.

The timetable for the resolution of another investigation into alleged in-game wrongdoing, the New England Patriots’ reported use of underinflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game, remains unknown.

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