Eric Mangini, Bill Belichek, Roger Goodell, and the Press

Belichick issues apology, says he's spoken with Goodell

Richie Rich posted 9/12/2007 from sports.espn.go.com

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick apologized to his team on Wednesday and confirmed that he has spoken to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about his "interpretation" of league rules that ban videotaping of the opposing sideline.

Mangini's about-face on spying burns Belichick big time

The Big Lead found this 9/13/2007 on www.nydailynews.com

Jets coach Eric Mangini may get a ticker-tape parade down Broadway for standing up to Bill Belichick and exposing him as a cheater by using inside information to humiliate his former boss. The Patriots, with their three Super Bowls this decade, are ...

Everybody's Doing It

Sarge posted 9/13/2007 from teninches.blogspot.com

While I've been out of the loop for a minute, it didn't take long to get my hands around the whole Bill Belichick situation. Obviously, the situation I'm referring to is Belichick's illegal videotaping of the opposing teams sideline - which quickly resulted in a press conference and apology from the New England Head Coach.

Belichick fined $500K by NFL for taping Jets' signals

ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog found this 9/14/2007 on sports.espn.go.com

NEW YORK -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was fined the NFL maximum of $500,000 Thursday and the Patriots were ordered to pay $250,000 for spying on an opponent's defensive signals. Commissioner Roger Goodell also ordered the team to give ...

You're too smart to stoop to this level, Bill - The Boston Globe

First And 10 Inches found this 9/13/2007 on www.boston.com

FOXBOROUGH - I don't get it. You are recognized as the best coach in the National Football League. You have won three Super Bowls and the Patriots have been anointed as the model of how to run a successful franchise. You have staked your reputation on ...