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NFL, Patriots Release Statements on Allegations Team Filmed Rams in 2002


According to the Boston Globe's Mike Reiss, the NFL and the Patriots have released statements regarding allegations that New England videotaped the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough prior to Super Bowl XXXVI.
From the NFL:
We were aware of the rumor months ago and looked into it. There was no evidence of it on the tapes or in the notes produced by the Patriots, and the Patriots told us it was not true.

From the Patriots:
The suggestion that the New England Patriots recorded the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough on the day before Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 is absolutely false. Any suggestion to the contrary is untrue.
Obviously, that the NFL says that "there was no evidence" based on the tapes and notes "produced by the Patriots," and that the Patriots deny the rumors doesn't mean much ... since, you know, New England was the team being investigated.

The league admits that none of the evidence submitted by the Patriots contained information on the Rams. This means that if New England is eventually found guilty (again), Commissioner Roger Goodell has promised to level stiffer sanctions against the team. What that entails is anybody's guess.

This being America and all, the Patriots are innocent until proven guilty. Maybe we could all learn something from Sean Salisbury, NFL and legal analyst, dispenser of sage-like wisdom: SHOW ME SOME PROOF. UNTIL THEN, SHUT UP ABOUT IT!

Previously on FanHouse
Goodell Explains Why the NFL Destroyed Evidence, Specter Probably Doesn't Care
Six Years Later: Patriots Accused of Filming Rams Before Super Bowl XXXVI
People Around the NFL Knew the Patriots Stole Signals, but Didn't Report It
Young Calls Latest Patriotgate Allegations 'Impactful,' Salisbury Goes Bonkers
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