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Specter: Why was NFL tape trashed?

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

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  1. Their antitrust exemption has been on my mind for a long time
    SOURCE: The Morning Call 22 months ago
  2. There's a credibility issue here.
    Arlen Specter Arlen Specter SOURCE: The Morning Call 22 months ago
  3. I am very concerned about the underlying facts on the taping, the reasons for the judgment on the limited penalties and, most of all, on the inexplicable destruction of the tapes
    SOURCE: The Morning Call 22 months ago
  4. At this point, we have no comment.
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 22 months ago
  5. The suggestion that the New England Patriots recorded the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough on the day before Super Bowl XXXVI is absolutely false. Any suggestion to the contrary is untrue
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 22 months ago
  6. 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
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 22 months ago
  7. There was no indication that it benefited them in any of the Super Bowl victories
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 22 months ago
  8. I know there is a lot of talk about, 'Somebody said this. Somebody said that. Somebody else is doing this. Some other town is doing that,' ... Whatever it is, this game will be decided by the team that performs the best on Sunday. That's the way it should be, and that's what it will come down to.
    Bill Belichick Bill Belichick SOURCE: Houston Chronicle 22 months ago
  9. I think the action that we took was decisive and unprecedented ... It sent a loud message to not only the Patriots, but to every NFL team that you should follow the rules and you better follow the rules.
    SOURCE: Boston Herald 22 months ago
  10. The N.F.L. has a very preferred status in our country with their antitrust exemption. The American people are entitled to be sure about the integrity of the game. It’s analogous to the C.I.A. destruction of tapes. Or any time you have records destroyed.
    SOURCE: Coyote Blog 22 months ago

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