The league has ruled on the Giants’ walkie-talkie use from Week 14. The Giants will have their fourth-round pick in the 2017 draft moved to the end of the round, following any compensatory picks, as Ed Werder of ESPN.com tweets. In addition, the team has been fined $150K and coach Ben McAdoo has been fined $50K. 
During Sunday’s game against Dallas, the Giants’ “coach-to-quarterback system” malfunctioned, preventing Eli Manning from receiving play calls from McAdoo. To resolve the issue, McAdoo used a walkie-talkie to communicate to Manning, which is against NFL rules. The league forbids coaches from communicating with quarterbacks when there are less than 15 seconds remaining on the play clock, and the walkie-talkie prevented the NFL from monitoring the situation. Coaches are also not allowed to hold two-way radios during a game.
After the game, the Cowboys asked the league to investigate. Their petition to the principal’s office worked and the Giants could now fall several spots in the fourth round of the draft.
What, no $1 million fine? No first AND fourth round pick loss? And most importantly, no 4 game suspension of HC McAdoo for blatantly violating NFL rules? Talk about selective enforcement. GOODELL YOU SUCK!
part of the Patriots ruling was due to 1) Repeat offenses, 2) not cooperating with the league
You know this poor me attitude from Patriot Fans about how abused they are is so old. Every time something happens in the NFL we have to hear about the poor Patriots and how they are picked on by the NFL. Give it a rest already.
Preach it, brother!
The Patriots couldn’t beat the Giants on their best day. Twice. Deflate that.
I think the league has more than made up for the Pats punishment with the blatantly biased calls for them this year and years past, not to mention the double standard that Brady receives from the refs.
They did make a whole set of rules because he got hit low and got hurt. Changed the way the game has been played every since.
Not to mention the fact that they were supposedly using deflated footballs(sound familiar) a week or 2 ago but the NFL decided to not look into it? Seems a little strange.
Uhhhhh nope but nice try.
Uhhh yup nice try though
That was the Steelers using deflated balls against the Giants.
They should be fined for letting OBJ complain so much.
Pats aside, how about the Chiefs loss of a third round draft pick last year? Free agency “tampering” had no effect during actual gameplay. Seems a much lighter punishment that the giants only have to move down and not lose the pick in general. The Chiefs organization and head coach were also fined, just as the giants have been.
Two way radios and deflated footballs should have harsher punishments because they have more on field implications.
The walkie-talkie was only used for one drive (that ended with an Eli interception anyway) while their communication system was down. Yes, they broke the rules, and yes, they should be punished. But for this infraction, the NFL gave them an appropriate punishment.
Yeah, sorry. I’m a Cowboys fan and I think this is much ado about nothing. Honestly, I think the fine is enough. I’d much rather the Giants not have the excuse of a lower 4th round pick when we avenge our only (so far) two losses of the year next season.
Well said. You may also avenge the losses in the playoffs. Two wins means nothing if the Cowboys bounce the Giants from the playoffs.