Posted by Perry
I had recently blogged about losing my sports mojo – how I have become disenfranchised with sports altogether – when today I read this article on the Patriots scandal that reaffirmed my initial post.
In short, the article states that a former player with the Patriots has stated that video taping signals from opposing teams has gone on since opening day of 2000, Bill Belichicks first year with the team. The player could not be named as an investigation is on-going.
The NFL, and commissioner Roger Goodell, have said they are satisfied with their initial investigation and are “Ready to turn the page”. Please. The NFL looked at six tapes the Patriots turned over to the league office, then promptly destroyed them. The reason? “We didn’t want that kind of information to make it out into the public that would cast an unfavorable light on the league”. News Flash gang – it already has!
Congress is now getting in on the act with Senator Arlen Specter wanting to have congressional hearings on the allegations against the Patriots. There are questions as to why those six tapes were destroyed, how long Coach Belichick has been stealing signals, were tapes used in New England’s past Super Bowls under Belichick. In short – the NFL is now caught in a potentially huge scandal.
All the while, I can only sit here and watch a sport I love, and played, be torn down in front of congress, and the news media. The thought that a team that is so good had to rely on cheating to win sickens me. Just add this to America’s list of latest sports scandals, to go along with the likes of Floyd Landis, Marion Jones, Baseball and Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettite, etc.
Congratulations sports world – your greed and lack of morals have ruined yet another fan – perhaps irreparably.