Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell continued to reject Bill Belichick's contention that the Patriots simply misinterpreted the rule banning teams from taping coaching signals. Goodell said this point came across clearly during his meeting with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh.
"It was very clear that he had to be careful that nobody discovered what he was doing. That he was very cautious about when he did it, who was watching, and there were certain places he did not get access. A lot of teams said, 'We're not going to allow another camera up here on the third level or the end zone level. Matt believes they believe they were well aware of the fact that this was something that shouldn't be done." -- Goodell
According to Goodell, Walsh told him that Patriots video director Jimmy Dee was the person who told Walsh to be careful about not getting caught, and that Dee was the person Walsh dealt with directly. "Once in a while, I guess Ernie Adams would give him some instructions, but it was very infrequent," Goodell said.
