February 16, 2008
Sports Redux: $100 Million Edition
Can you put a price on Super Bowl immortality? MasterCard would likely say no (because let's face it, it's priceless), but some people in St. Louis offer a resounding "hell yes." The estimated price of a 2002 Rams Super Bowl win, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, is $100 million.
The lawsuit, which names the Patriots organization and Coach Bill Belichick, stems from former Rams player Willie Gary, two ticket holders to the Super Bowl matchup and, according to the Herald, "a Rams seat license holder." The suit claims that alleged taping of a Rams practice right before the big game shifted favor to the Pats and that St. Louis and the Rams organization missed out on millions upon millions of dollars in Super Bowl victory revenue.
No matter that other teams are speaking out about the fact that taping didn't affect their games (thank you, Steelers!). Ignore the number of other lawsuits out there that need their days in court. These guys just want to slap a lawsuit onto the Pats and see where it goes. So now we see what happens.
What is more worrisome is the manner in which former Pats employee Matt Walsh is coming back into the picture. Walsh's lawyer has said that his client is willing to hand over videotapes he made while a member of the Pats staff, but that he would only do so if he could have protection from lawsuits or other legal action. Among the videotapes Walsh supposedly has in his possession? The tape of that Rams practice. Stay tuned on this one...
So we're drowning in Spygate business here in frozen New England. The good news? It's sunny in Florida and there's little drama to report from Spring Training. We can all sigh with relief. For now.


