NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has decided that the Patriots violated league rules by videotaping the Jets' signals during Sunday's game. Pats coach Bill Belichick has apologized publicly.
Belichick's statement at the conference was a tad slippery:
Although it remains a league matter, I want to apologize to everyone who has been affected, most of all ownership, staff and players. Following the league's decision, I will have further comment.
Uh, Coach Belichick, you might want to apologize to the fans, too, who have discovered a nasty cheating streak in a much-beloved football team. Angela sums it up in the title of her post on the subject: "For the first time since 1991, it really sucks to be a Patriots fan." Barstool Sports isn't giving up the fight and is calling Roger Goodell a "power-hungry asshole."
Relations between the Pats and the Jets have always been weird, and Jets coach Eric Mangini and Belichick are frenemies. Mangini used to be on Belichick's staff, and Belichick gave Mangini such a forceful hug last year that he injured a guy in the process.
As our Reduxer asked, "Was it worth it?"
File image of Bill Belichick from the AP.
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