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
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I'm hopeful that we can resolve it without having to go to that level
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Then a few weeks later, I read that the tapes had been destroyed, which was a very curious thing
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Our country has a love affair with sports, there's no doubt about that ... And I'm going to do what I think I ought to do as a fan and as a senator.
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The reason I destroyed the tapes is they were totally consistent with what the team told me
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The NFL has a very unique status in our society - they have an antitrust exemption ... Every other business has to abide by the antitrust laws. But the Congress gave [the NFL] a specific exception, and from that, they've been able to pool their resources, structure a league, structure a multimillion-dol...
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The explanation given by the commissioner that the tapes were destroyed to stop someone from gaining a competitive advantage doesn't make any sense at all
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was the best way to make sure the Patriots followed my instructions, to make sure that bit of information would not appear anywhere again ... If it did, I'd know they didn't hand me all the information.
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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 Patriots, but also by every other team.
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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
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What you did is never as important as the cover-up.
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