[vincesanity82]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed during his annual "state of the league" press conference the question posed recently by Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.).

Why did the NFL destroy the materials surrendered by the Patriots in the wake of the Spygate scandal? Because the original tape that gave rise to the brouhaha had landed in the hands of Jay Glazer of FOX.

"We thought we had locked it up. And it got out, five days later," Goodell said.

It's not a surprise, because it's really the only semi-plausible explanation that could be offered for intentionally destroying evidence. If/when Goodell is getting grilled by U.S. Senators on the issue, however, he can expect a few of them to be perplexed by the notion that the league office is so unable to secure sensitive information that the better approach is to shred it.

A summary of the rest of the remarks is right here.

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[Lefty Noob]

Someone needs to explain to me just how this is any of Arlen Specter's damn business. Anyone?

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Someone needs to explain to me just how this is any of Arlen Specter's damn business. Anyone?

It's not... he just thinks this is more important than the economy or.... ah hell... I aint even gonna start or I will be on my soapbox

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Someone needs to explain to me just how this is any of Arlen Specter's damn business. Anyone?

I thought we couldn't berate politicians ... ooooppps. Sorry.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Quality88

It's not... he just thinks this is more important than the economy or.... ah hell... I aint even gonna start or I will be on my soapbox

Q, I know its not, and you know its not, but for some reason he thinks it is and I wanna know why. What's the justification?

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Q, I know its not, and you know its not, but for some reason he thinks it is and I wanna know why. What's the justification?

Is he up for re-election ???

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Q, I know its not, and you know its not, but for some reason he thinks it is and I wanna know why. What's the justification?

15 minutes of fame? Scratchin someone elses back? Your guess is as good as mine

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

I thought we couldn't berate politicians ... ooooppps. Sorry.

Ordinarily, yeah, politics dont belong on this forum. That's true. But politics and sports are intertwining at an alarming rate recently, and it's hard to avoid it when stories like this keep rearing their ugly head. Believe you me, nothing would make me happier than to never have to mention another politician on this forum as long as I live.