Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando
A few highlights from Roger Goodell's recently concluded news conference following the commissioner's meeting with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh:
- Walsh provided no new information that would lead the commissioner to revisit Spygate or the penalties levied against the Patriots;
- Walsh knew nothing about any Saturday walk-through tape prior to Super Bowl XXXVI;
- Walsh provided information that was fundamentally consistent with what the league disciplined the Patriots for last fall;
- Walsh handed tapes to Patriots executive Ernie Adams, at which point Walsh became unaware of what happened to them (more on Adams);
- Walsh confirmed that he was aware of no additional violations of league policy by the Patriots in relation to improper videotaping practices;
- Walsh provided information about a player on injured reserve practicing against league rules in 2001, which the league will investigate;
- Walsh provided information about Patriots players scalping tickets before two Super Bowls, a situation the league will investigate.
ESPN's Sal Paolantonio noted that Walsh told Goodell he knew better than to get caught making these tapes, an indication Walsh and the Patriots knew this taping was against the rules. Previously, Patriots coach Bill Belichick indicated he simply misinterpreted the rules.
