Jets quarterbacks coach Brian Daboll's name came up a few minutes ago, just after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced that he did not receive any information in his conversation this morning that would lead to further punishment of the Patriots over the Spygate saga.
After the presser, the NFL attorney Gregg Levy, who was in on the Goodell-Walsh meeting, told reporters that Walsh said he had been approached by Daboll, who was a Patriots' assistant at the time, shortly after a Rams’ walkthrough practice the day before they played the Patriots in the Super Bowl following the 2001 season.
Walsh, who was at the walkthrough to set up video equipment for the game (the Rams were aware of his presence), said Daboll asked if there was anything Walsh could relate about the walkthrough. Walsh said he noticed that running back Marshall Faulk was running back kickoffs. Daboll then asked if there was anything Walsh could divulge about how the Rams deployed their tight ends in practice. Walsh could not offer anything specific, according to Levy. Daboll then drew a play and asked which direction the tight ends went in.
Goodell apparently will not further sanction the Patriots as a result of Daboll’s conversation. The league plans to approach Dabol about the matter.
Interesting now that a coach on the Jets - the team that got the whole Spygate thing started when they caught Matt Estrella taping the Jets' defensive signals in Week 1 - are now in the middle of things yet again.
UPDATE: According to a league spokesman, Daboll met with NFL investigators as part of the Spygate situation, and the information given by Walsh was not corroborated by Daboll. The NFL will go back to Daboll to discuss Walsh's latest allegations.
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For what's it is worth Moore and Telander are on ESPN w/ Rome and they are ripping some on Patsgate. They seem to be agreeing that it is a bigger scandal than the Black Sox, that every Pats superbowl W is officially tainted and worthy of an asterisk.
Only because ESPN has all this time they need to fill on their TV networks and nothing of interest to fill it with. Besides them and the people in Boston does anyone even give 2 s---ts about this story? Oh, Arlen Spector did until today apparently when he had a presser to do and abruptly cancelled it. Maybe he's very far ahead in his popularity polls and doesn't need the football fan spike anymore.
Sandy, I expect the issue is finally dead and buried, and only found those comments of note because of the speakers. Moore and Telander are not typical ESPN clown patrol commenters, i.e. the screaming dolt from Philly, the court jester from Miami...