| 12 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago Specter wants independent probe of Pats' tapes
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(NECN: Washington) - The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter, is calling for an independent investigation into the New England Patriots' videotaping of opposing NFL teams.
The NFL said its investigation is over, but Specter says he is "incensed" because of what happened to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who he says were taped on at least two occasions between the 2001 and 2004 seasons.
The Steelers owner has said the videotaping was not a factor in his team's loss to the Patriots in the 2001 AFC Championship game.
Specter wants an investigation of the Patriots' taping of opposing coaches' signals similar to the Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball.
He met with former New England video assistant Matt Walsh a day earlier.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell indicated he considered the investigation over after meeting with Walsh on Tuesday.
Specter, from Pennsylvania, cited the fact a Patriots attorney sat in on Walsh's meeting with Goodell as proof the investigation has not been impartial.
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