The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Falcons have been fined $350,000 and will forfeit their fifth-round selection in the 2016 Draft.
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In addition, team president Rich McKay will be suspended from NFL Competition Committee beginning April 1. He may petition for reinstatement no sooner than June 30. ... Owner Arthur Blank says in a statement that the Falcons will not appeal the punishment imposed by the NFL. In case you missed it, the Falcons were found to have piped crowd noise into its stadium over the past two years.