HONOLULU (AP) -NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is willing to pursue any believable information in the Spygate case. He simply doesn’t know if any exists.
Goodell said Wednesday that the league has been in touch with representatives of former Patriots assistant coach Matt Walsh, now a golf pro in Maui. Walsh did video work for the Patriots when they won their first Super Bowl after the 2001 season, and was not interviewed as part of the NFL’s investigation into New England illegally taping opposing coaches in the last two years.
Sen. Arlen Specter, with whom Goodell said he expects to meet in the next week or so, questioned the thoroughness of the NFL’s investigation that led to a $500,000 fine for coach Bill Belichick, a $250,000 fine for the Patriots organization, and the loss of this year’s first-round draft pick. Specter also wondered why Goodell had the six tapes turned over by the Patriots destroyed, along with notes the team gave Goodell.
“If there is new information that is credible, new material that could be credible that would help us,” Goodell said, “yes, we’ll look at it.
“We’ve had people come to us over the last six months with material that we pursued and it didn’t lead to anything.”
Walsh, who did not return phone messages and an e-mail from The Associated Press, reportedly videotaped the St. Louis Rams’ walkthrough the day before the February 2002 Super Bowl against New England.
“We were aware of this before,” Goodell said. “We pursued it and weren’t able to get any information that was credible. We were aware of some of the rumors and we pursued some of them and we continue that. From Day 1, I said if we feel there is new information that’s inconsistent with what we’ve been told (by the Patriots), I reserve the right to reopen it.
“The staffs are talking about making sure (Walsh) has the ability to talk and what information he might have.”
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