Still, the incident was a huge embarrassment for owner Arthur Blank on top of firing long-time coach Mike Smith after last season and dealing with criticism over a pricey seat-licensing plan to help fund the team's new $1.4 billion stadium, which opens in 2017.
The league said Roddy White, the team's former director of event marketing, was directly responsible for the violation and would have been suspended without pay for the first eight weeks of the 2015 regular season had he still been with the club.
"However, Mr. McKay,
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The league also fined the Falcons $350,000 and stripped the team of a fifth-round draft pick in 2016.
Now, Blank is ready to move on.
"Rich has been a valued member of the NFL's Competition Committee for 22 years,
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White, who has the same name but isn't related to Atlanta's star receiver,
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Commissioner Roger Goodell made the decision after meeting with McKay in New York on Wednesday,
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It wasn't a big help to the team, which has gone 10-22 over the last two seasons and failed to make the playoffs.
Troy Vincent, the NFL's vice president of football operations, said at the time that senior officials including McKay were unaware of White's actions.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP)
