Chris Mortensen: ESPN Had Rams Walk- Through Story, It Didn't Meet Our Standards

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Chris Mortensen: ESPN Had Rams Walk- Through Story, It Didn't Meet Our Standards
Now that former Patriots employee Matt Walsh has finally come forward and said he did not tape the Rams' final walk-through practice before the 2002 Super Bowl, the Boston Herald is coming under increased scrutiny for its report three months ago that said someone on the Patriots had, in fact, spied on the Rams. On ESPN Radio this morning, reporter Chris Mortensen suggested that the Herald ... [link]

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  • Stlvinnie Stlvinnie
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    Chris Mortensen is a tool. I don't know what happened to ESPN but they sure have their nose in the air and two faces on 24/7. Mortensen has report several stories in the last year which were not true. This is also the network which thought it would be great to feature the convict Michael Irvin. It is hard to take anything they say seriously any more.

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Matt Walsh's Patriots Tapes Don't Tell Us The Whole Story
Published 6 days ago at FanIQ Blog
... , making it clear that Walsh was not the source they used. Meanwhile ESPN's Chris Mortensen says the original Rams walkthrough story didn't meet ESPN's standards. That's especially funny coming from Mortensen, who has a success rate of about 20% on reporting NFL stories. ...

No Walsh Super Bowl Walkthrough Tape?
Published 6 days ago by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... turned over by former Pats video assistant Matt Walsh to the NFL contained footage of a Rams pre-Super Bowl walkthrough. To compound this news, Chris Mortensen says ESPN had the story too, but decided not to report it. ...

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