The Commish Passes on More Penalties

Posted by Mike Giardi May 13, 2008 at 2:06 pm

The NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, has spoken, and he doesn’t think there’s any new news to further “Spygate.” In fact, Goodell saying he does not anticipate any further penalties or sanctions against the Patriots or their coach, Bill Belichick. That’s has to have Pats fans breathing a sigh of relief.

However, the news doesn’t end there. ESPN’s Sal Palontonio spoke with the NFL’s counsel, Greg Levy, following their meeting with former Pats video assistant Matt Walsh. And while there is no tape of the Rams walkthrough in 2002 (prior to the Super Bowl), Levy did have some new information for the 4-letter network. According to Walsh, he watched that practice, and relayed information to then-Pats wide receiver coach Brian Daboll (now working for the Jets) following the Rams walkthrough in 2002. Included in that conversation, the fact that the Rams were making an adjustment with their tight end against certain formations. Might that be pertinent to the Pats preparations, or how they reacted to that during the game? I don’t know, and I guess we’ll never know, unless someone on the Pats team or coaching staff chooses to speak out at some point.

Other information of note: a) that Walsh was told to be “careful” when filming. That came from his supervisor, Jimmy Dee, b) Goodell didn’t buy Bill Belichick’s explanation then, or now, c) Walsh alleging that the Pats let players on injured reserved practice (a no-no) and that players Super Bowl tickets were scalped. Those last two will be examined further by the league office.