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

Clearly, all the major problems of the world have been solved, because Arlen Specter wants to focus the Senate's time on the New England Patriots' violation of NFL rules for which they were severely punished and which violations in no way tread on any... Full Article at Coyote Blog

MANCHESTER – Last year, it was an Indianapolis church. This year, it's Chunky's Cinema Pub that ran afoul of the National Football League's Super Bowl copyright protection. Full Article at The Union Leader

PHOENIX - New England coach Bill Belichick had sailed through several days of media sessions without getting a question on "Spygate." Full Article at Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL destroyed six tapes in the Spygate investigation. Some were from the 2007 exhibition season. Some were from late in the 2006 season, he said. Full Article at BallHype

(I think this is a ridiculous issue that is being brought up just b/c the Pats are in the Super Bowl this weekend. Full Article at Burnt Orange Report

Question: Why does Congress have a 20% approval rating? Full Article at Scared Monkeys

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the Super Bowl fast approaching, a powerful Republican senator says he wants the NFL to explain why it let evidence of the New England Patriots cheating scandal be destroyed. Full Article at Washington Times

By anyone's measure, it was a banner year for professional football. Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle