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Falcons' Arthur Blank on crowd noise: 'What we've done ... is wrong'
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank introduced new head coach Dan Quinn, fresh off the plane from Phoenix, on Tuesday. And after the requisite excited-to-be-here's from Quinn, talk turned to the ongoing investigation of the Falcons regarding allegations of faked crowd noise at the Georgia Dome.
Blank was unequivocal, saying he was "angry and embarrassed" that the NFL is looking into whether Atlanta piped in crowd noise to impact play during Falcons home games over the last two seasons. He acknowledged wrongdoing, telling the AP "I think what we've done in 2013 and 2014 was wrong."
The NFL is expected to issue the results of its investigation in the next few weeks. "We cooperated fully" with the investigation, Blank said. "We certainly support the integrity of the league, the integrity of fair competition and the integrity of the shield," he said. "We are not happy about it."
It's worth noting that if in fact the Falcons did pipe in crowd noise to impact or distract opposing teams, that's a far more serious offense than any deflated footballs could possibly be, since crowd noise has a measurable effect on a team's ability to do its job. The Falcons are facing a fine, loss of draft pick, or both.
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