FOXBOROUGH, MA - SEPTEMBER 10: Fans at Gillette Stadium before the New England Patriots play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. (Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
So a group of New England Patriots fans sued the NFL over its decision to take away the team's first-round pick this season and fourth-round pick in 2017 as the punishment for its role in Deflategate.
The suit seemed like a joke -- they cited emotional distress, after all -- but it got a very real response from a Massachusetts federal judge on its way to dismissal, according to the Boston Herald.
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