U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter demanded answers yesterday regarding the NFL's destruction of the Spygate tapes, comparing it to the CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes. Full Article at Philly.com

With the Super Bowl fast approaching, a Pennsylvania senator says he wants the NFL to explain why it destroyed evidence of the New England Patriots cheating scandal. Full Article at The Morning Call

Don't tell us how the sausage is made. When Goodell offered a weak excuse for destroying evidence that the New England Patriots had broken rules to steal opposing defensive signals, it was met with a collective yawn. Full Article at Houston Chronicle

PHOENIX - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said yesterday he would be “more than willing” to meet with Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) to explain why the league destroyed tapes it confiscated from the Patriots [team stats] in September. Full Article at Boston Herald

Yet some would say a Specter of doubt remains. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) put it there when he revived an issue the Patriots and the NFL had tried to leave in the past. Full Article at Chicago Tribune

PHOENIX — It certainly was reassuring to learn yesterday that, even with Americans dying in Iraq and Afghanistan, the economy teetering on the brink of recession, and the sub-prime mortgage morass deteriorating daily, Sen. Arlen Specter hasn’t lost... Full Article at Providence Journal

WASHINGTON -- With the Super Bowl fast approaching, a senior Republican senator says he wants the NFL to explain why it destroyed evidence of the New England Patriots cheating scandal. Full Article at KTVU

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. , said he wants the commissioner of the NFL to answer questions about destroyed evidence in the New England Patriots spying case. Full Article at United Press International

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