FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots owner Robert Kraft complimented the Boston Herald on Wednesday for apologizing for a story that said his team videotaped a Rams walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl.
“I must compliment the Boston Herald for doing what is unprecedented in terms of recognizing their error in a major way,” Kraft said. “I’m really delighted with that, but I wish it never happened.”
The apology came a day after a meeting between NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh produced no major revelations about the team’s taping procedures.
Meanwhile in Washington, Sen. Arlen Specter said he wants an independent investigation of the Patriots’ taping of opposing coaches’ signals similar to the Mitchell report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
Footnotes.
Prosecutors in Miami said a fifth person has been charged in the slaying of Redskins safety Sean Taylor. Timothy Brown, 16, is charged with first-degree murder.
• The Ravens and defensive end Terrell Suggs have agreed to a one-year tender worth nearly $8.5 million, according to his agent.
• The Browns cut backup defensive back Kenny Wright, who was arrested last month on marijuana possession charges after trying to outrun police in Texas.
• Former NFL center Curtis Whitley, who played for three teams in the 1990s and had a history of substance use, was found dead in his trailer home in West Texas. He was 39.
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