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August 2008
- NFL Defenses Tuning In This Season
  
  USA Today | Aug 28, 08 4:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - NFL defenders are hearing voices in their heads—often the screams of their coaches. An off-season rule change allows select defensive players to use the same helmet communication devices quarterbacks have long been using, USA Today reports. While kinks are being ironed out, the system means incidents like the Patriots’ stealing of opponents’ hand signals will be a thing of football past. More »
May 2008
- Belichick Needs to Be Suspended
  
  ESPN | May 20, 08 6:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - ESPN.com columnist Gregg Easterbrook is tired of Spygate, the Patriots videotaping scandal, but not so weary of it to forgive and forget. He argues that the NFL will have to deal with the imbroglio until New England coach Bill Belichick is properly punished. The $500,000 fine and forfeiture of a first round draft pick are not enough for Easterbrook, who says Belichick must also be suspended. More »
- Patriots' Taper Disputes Belichick
  
  New York Times | May 16, 08 11:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A former cameraman for the New England Patriots who helped tape other teams’ signals gave the New York Times details on his experience—and they don’t match the claims of coach Bill Belichick. Matt Walsh insists the team knowingly broke the rules and gained a big advantage over opponents. He says his direct supervisor told him to keep the filming quiet and provided him with alibis if questioned. A team spokesman says he's lying. More »
- NFL Closes Patriots Case
  
  Boston Herald | May 14, 08 9:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After meeting with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell effectively closed the book on Spygate. Goodell also determined that a tape of the St. Louis Rams' practice before Super Bowl XXXVI never existed, prompting the Boston Herald to issue an apology for publishing the rumors "in the absence of firmer verification." More »
- Ex-Patriots Staffer Turns Over Gridiron Spygate Videos
  
  New York Times | May 8, 08 7:03 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A former New England Patriots assistant has given the NFL eight videotapes showing that the Pats broke the rules by recording rival teams' play-calling signals—but the rumored tape of the St. Louis Rams isn't among them, the New York Times reports. There had been reports that the worker had a video of the Rams' practice the day before the 2002 Super Bowl. More »
March 2008
- NFL Will Push for 'Integrity'
  
  Washington Post | Mar 27, 08 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. More »
February 2008
- Lawsuit Seeks $100M From 'Spying' Patriots
  
  Boston Herald | Feb 16, 08 5:24 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A former St. Louis Rams player and some fans are trying to make Spygate very costly for the New England Patriots, reports the Boston Herald . A lawsuit was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans seeking $100 million from the Patriots for taping the Rams last walk-through practice before the 2002 Super Bowl. The Patriots upset the Rams 20-17. More »
- Specter: Patriots Spying Since 2000
  
  Associated Press | Feb 14, 08 1:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The New York Jets were just the tip of the iceberg as far as spying goes for New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Senator Arlen Specter said yesterday that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told him Belichick has been illegally taping opponents defensive signals since 2000, reports the Associated Press. Most of the tapes and other evidence has already been destroyed, however. More »
- Belichick Has Been Taping Since 2000, Goodell Tells Specter
  
  Associated Press | Feb 12, 08
  
  "There were a great many questions answered by Commissioner Goodell," Specter, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told reporters after the meeting. "I found a lot of questions unanswerable because of the tapes and notes had been destroyed."
- New Spy Video Charge Hits Pats
  
  Boston Herald | Feb 3, 08 8:17 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Just when you thought the media had largely lost interest in Cameragate, Bill Belichick's New England juggernaut has been hit with a new allegation concerning spy videotaping. An unnamed source told the Boston Herald that a Patriots staffer hung around to capture the Rams on tape the night before 2002's Super Bowl XXXVI, which the underdog Pats won. More »
- SpyGate goes to Washington
  
  New York Daily News | Feb 2, 08
  
  PHOENIX - The scandal broke with Bill Belichick commissioning one of his videotape guys to spy on the Jets' defensive signals in the season opener in September. Not only won't SpyGate go away five months later, but it has earned Roger Goodell a trip to Capitol Hill.
September 2007
- Pats Coach Agrees to Turn Over Videos
  
  Associated Press | Sep 18, 07 4:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New England head coach Bill Belichick said yesterday that he would "of course" hand over any video recordings or notes pertaining to opposing teams' sideline action. The Patriots and Belichick have been fined for violating the NFL's ban on using cameras on the sidelines, and would face additional penalties if they refused commissioner Roger Goodell's request, reports the AP. More »
- Pats Whacked With $750K Fine
  
  Boston Herald | Sep 14, 07 4:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Steely-eyed NFL commissioner Roger Goodell bolstered his reputation as a stern disciplinarian by levying heavy penalties against New England for using a videocamera to spy on Jets coaches as they signaled to their team during last week's game. New England was fined $250,000 and will lose at least one top 2008 draft pick; additionally, coach Bill Belichick was fined a whopping $500,000. More »
- Sideline Spying: N.F.L. Punishes Patriots%u2019 Taping
  
  New York Times | Sep 14, 07
  
  The National Football League fined New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick $500,000 yesterday, and the team will forfeit its first-round draft pick in 2008 if it makes the playoffs, for violating league rules Sunday when a Patriots staff member was discovered videotaping signals by Jets coaches during the season opener at the Meadowlands.
- Call on Pats: Caught Stealing
  
  ESPN | Sep 12, 07 9:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Confiscated video evidence has confirmed suspicions that the Patriots taped the Jets' defense during Sunday's 38-14 win, ESPN reports. Roger Goodell has reviewed the footage taken from the Pats' sideline and determined that the team violated league rules by recording signals. The commissioner is considering sanctions, which could be as severe as stripping the Pats of multiple draft picks. More »
- Videotaping Patriots Accused of Stealing Signals
  
  ESPN | Sep 11, 07 4:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a move recalling previous incidents, the New England Patriots are facing allegations that they stole signals from the competition by illegal videotaping the Jets en route to Sunday's 38-14 rout, ESPN reports. "It's not their first time," said a source. NFL officials confiscated a camera after it was allegedly pointed at the Jets' defensive coaches as they sent signals to the field. More »