article_snippet.sent: It's against the rules to use certain electronic devices during games.
article_snippet.sent: The Atlanta Falcons acknowledged the use of prerecorded crowd noise, which is also a violation of the NFL rules, during home games in the 2013 and into the 2014 season.
article_snippet.sent: The rule states that "at no point during the game can artificial crowd noise or amplified crowd noise be played in the stadium.
article_snippet.sent: the league's investigation found that The Atlanta Falcons former director of event marketing was directly responsible, but that senior executives, including team president Rich McKay, were unaware of the use of the piped-in crowd noise.