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Pa. senator pressing NFL on 'Spygate' tapes

Specter said Goodell would be called before the committee to address both the league's antitrust exemption in relation to its television contract and the destruction of the tapes that revealed spying by the Patriots early in the 2007... Full Article at FOX Sports

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Related Quotes

  1. I think there are very good explanations for the reason why I destroyed the tapes or had them destroyed by our staff ... They were totally consistent with what the team told me. There was no purpose for them. I believe it was helpful in making sure our instructions were followed closely, by not only the...
    Roger Goodell – Roger Goodell SOURCE: ABC News 22 months ago
  2. I don’t think it taints their accomplishments. The action that we took was swift and decisive and it was unprecedented. It sent a loud message to not only the Patriots, but every NFL team that you should follow the rules and you better follow the rules
    Roger Goodell – Roger Goodell SOURCE: Providence Journal 22 months ago
  3. waving at the camera, indicating they almost knew they were being taped. I think as far as the actual effectiveness of taping signals from opposing football teams or other sports is something that's done, and done quite widely, and teams prepare for that ... I think it probably had little effect, if any...
    Roger Goodell – Roger Goodell SOURCE: Boston Globe 22 months ago
  4. I'm hopeful that we can resolve it without having to go to that level
    Arlen Specter – Arlen Specter SOURCE: Philly.com 22 months ago
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  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: United States Anti Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart (R) is greeted by the Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Chairman Arlen Specter (D-PA) before a hearing on 'Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers' on Capitol Hill Septe...
  6. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa. , right, accompanied by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, oversees a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
  7. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 7: Vice President Joe Biden (L) joins hands with U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) at a Labor Day parade outside the Mellon Arena September 7, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Biden spoke about the Employee Free Choice Act, which is currently before congress.
  8. KITTANNING, PA - AUGUST 13: Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) speaks at at a town hall meeting on August 13, 2009 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Specter held the town hall meeting to speak with local residents about health care reform.
  9. LEBANON, PA - AUGUST 11: U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (L) listens as an unidentified man shouts at him during a town hall meeting August 11, 2009 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Specter held the town hall meeting to speak about health care reform.

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