Elected SENATOR overseeing Spygate

[skippy]

Report: Senator wants explanation on NFL spying case

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Senator Arlen Specter, ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to explain why the league destroyed evidence related to spying by the New England Patriots, according to a report in the New York Times.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was fined the maximum of $500,000 by the league for the use of equipment to videotape the New York Jets' defensive signals in Week 1.

In addition, Goodell fined the club $250,000, and stripped the Patriots of their first-round draft choice in 2008.

According to the New York Times, Specter, a Republican from Pennsylvania, said that Goodell would eventually be called before the committee to address the destruction of the tapes that revealed spying by the Patriots. Also, he said Goodell would be called to address the league's antitrust exemption in relation to its television contract.

"That requires an explanation," Specter said to the paper. "The N.F.L. has a very preferred status in our country with their antitrust exemption. The American people are entitled to be sure about the integrity of the game.

It's analogous to the C.I.A. destruction of tapes. Or any time you have records destroyed."

Specter first wrote the commissioner about the tapes on November 15th, and wrote again after more than a month passed without a response.

The spokesman for the league said the letters did not reach the league office until late last week, according to the report. The league added that it spoke to the Senator's office several times during November and December, but that the letters were never mentioned. Specter said the league told his office last week it would not respond until after the Super Bowl.

02/01 11:11:30 ET

[Reeter]

These guys are a joke!

[skippy]

Originally Posted by Reeter

These guys are a joke!

Shouldn't he be spending his time out there dating 20-something year old beauty queens or playing footsies in airport men's rooms???

[Reeter]

Originally Posted by skippy

Shouldn't he be spending his time out there dating 20-something year old beauty queens or playing footsies in airport men's rooms???

Or getting a BJ from his secretary!

[BT6]

have to disagree fellas, they cheated, got caught, got a slap on the wrist and tapes destroyed and now they are verybodies heroes, hate them with a passion, perhaps that is why my view is so slanted

[BT6]

OH by the way Reeter, your avatar is the greatest ever

[cuse_man]

Forget about the people losing their lives over in Iraq or their jobs/homes here in the US... Priority numma 1 we get to the bottom of spygate !

[BT6]

In Specter's comments he mentions it is not even comparable to Iraq but he mentions the word integrity which I agree with 100%, it seem integrity just does not matter anymore in many areas I guess including politics

[Da Fanatic]

This is not and should not be a political issue. Shame on this politician.

[BT6]

guess you guys are right on fact it should not be a political issue but trust me he will get answers becasue those guys get whatever they want, still NE cheated, bottom line and do not understand how everyone is so forgiving

[cptkirk321]

Originally Posted by BT6

In Specter's comments he mentions it is not even comparable to Iraq but he mentions the word integrity which I agree with 100%, it seem integrity just does not matter anymore in many areas I guess including politics

Politician and integrity

two words that should never go together



Kids starving, criminals roaming the streets, terrorists trying to kill every American, people losing thier houses, people with no paycheques because of all the jobs that have left to India, Mexico, China, etc. and what is important......


The Patriots and SpyGate, what a fawking joke these politicians are

[Bozzie]

Originally Posted by BT6

guess you guys are right on fact it should not be a political issue but trust me he will get answers becasue those guys get whatever they want, still NE cheated, bottom line and do not understand how everyone is so forgiving

It's the age of easy info....
Every one does it, EN just got caught.

[jonnyblaze]

Spector has a nack for popping up when the press is out. Super Bowl hype, he wants his name in it. If he brought it up 10 weeks ago, there would have been 6 people at the press conferecne.

He is a moron, mch worse problems in our country.

[BT6]

If anyonw would read Specters comments he says there are more important issues, how do we have proof everyone cheats because, nope, everyone in love with the NE kool aid,obviously i am in the minority and can accept that but they cheated, period....

[Reeter]

Originally Posted by jonnyblaze

Spector has a nack for popping up when the press is out. Super Bowl hype, he wants his name in it. If he brought it up 10 weeks ago, there would have been 6 people at the press conferecne.

He is a moron, mch worse problems in our country.

GREAT POINT.