NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he felt "deceived" by Bill Belichick in the wake of the Spygate scandal in 2007, telling Sports Illustrated that the Patriots coach did not fulfill his obligation to "tell his side of the story" after the league handed down its punishment for illegally videotaping opponents. After he fined Belichick $500,000, the team $250,000 and docked them a first-round draft pick, Goodell said he told New England owner Robert Kraft that, as another part of the penalty, Belichick would have to make a verbal apology in front of reporters. He issued only a printed statement apologizing for his actions, refusing to answer questions in a subsequent news conference. "I was given assurances that [Belichick] would tell his side of the story," Goodell told SI. "He went out and stonewalled the press. I feel like I was deceived." Belichick denied the allegation. "I did not make any assurances about thoroughly discussing the subject publicly," he told the magazine. "I said I would address it following the league's review. I then did that in a way I thought was appropriate. I don't think that was deceptive."