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NFL Will Push for 'Integrity'

Spygate has commissioner worried about cheating in football

By Mitch Pritchard, Newser User

Posted Mar 27, 2008 8:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – Still red-faced from the Patriots' "Spygate" videotaping scandal last season, the NFL is searching for ways to rebuild fan trust and protect the "integrity of the game," reports the Washington Post. Commissioner Roger Goodell has outlined a plan aimed at stemming cheating that is expected to get the green light at the annual owners' meeting in Miami Monday.

Goodell's plan includes unannounced inspections of locker rooms, press boxes, and in-game communications equipment. Team management would have to annually certify compliance. "The main thing is accountability from top to bottom and maintaining the confidence among our fans," said a league official.

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell after meeting with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., in Washington Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick talks with reporters during a news conference at Gillette Stadium in September. The NFL plans to cut down on problems like Spygate from last season. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was fined this year and the team lost a draft pick when they were caught illegally videotaping Jets defensive signals during a game. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell answers a question at a news conference in this Feb. 1, 2008, in Phoenix. Goodell said this month he wants a crackdown on cheating in the NFL. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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