[vincesanity82]

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

The NFL has received -- and destroyed -- all of the tapes and other materials the New England Patriots related to filming opponents' sidelines. The league issued a statement:

"The Patriots have fully cooperated and complied with the requirements of the commissioner's decision," the statement said. "All tapes, documents and other records relating to this matter were turned over to the league office and destroyed, and the Patriots have certified in writing that no copies or other records exist.
"League policies on in-game videotaping and audio communication will continue to be closely monitored and strictly enforced with all 32 teams."

NFL Destroys Patriotgate Materials - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Why destroy the evidence?...can't we send it to Canton so they can put it next to a picture of the Patriots and their Super Bowl trophies?

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Why destroy the evidence?...can't we send it to Canton so they can put it next to a picture of the Patriots and their Super Bowl trophies?

That was my question as well, why destroy the evidence, maybe it would be helpful if in a long shot copies were made..

[Lefty Noob]

Yep, destroy it so that, if it somehow turns up again, you know the Pats made extra copies. Good thinking on Goodell's part.