Minus a whistle-blower, Spygate will expire quietly

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Barring strong testimony to the contrary by Matt Walsh on Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell probably will close the Spygate scandal and throw away the key. None of the eight tapes reportedly presented by the former New England Patriots video assistant to Goodell's office involved pre-Super Bowl XXXVI walk-throughs of the St. Louis Rams or anything other than game-related taping. The tapes Walsh brought forth involved the recording of play-calling signals of five opponents in six games be ...

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