Steelers' Rooney Issues Statement On Spygate Investigation

PITTSBURGH -- A meeting in Manhattan on Tuesday should be the final chapter of the Spygate scandal.

Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh sat down with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell early Tuesday morning.

Walsh is considered the "deep throat" of Spygate. He had the tapes which a lot of people believed had incriiminating evidence against the Pats. He filmed coaching signals of several Patriot opponents.

He also made a tape of the Steelers from the 2002 AFC Championship game. The Patriots won that game 24-17 and went on to win their first Super Bowl. But it's debatable what the Patriots actually gained from the tapes.

Goodell said he didn't learn anything new from his three hour meeting with Walsh and he's not going to discipline the Patriots further.

Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney released a statement Tuesday regarding the Spygate incident:
We are satisfied with Commissioner Goodell's conclusion that nothing new was discovered after this morning's meeting with Matt Walsh. The NFL did a thorough investigation that spanned several months.

The Commissioner did leave the door open to revisit this case and take appropriate action if new information is found.

Earlier this spring, the Commissioner's office took steps to address team activity by instituting measures to identify and monitor team activities violating league rules. We believe those steps were appropriate and will be effective.

Our goal is to win every game that we play, and our focus is on the future. We now look forward to moving ahead with the 2008 NFL season.

The lost draft pick and $750,000 fine against Bill Belichick and the Patriots will be the only punishment.

The league is done with Spygate, but Sen. Arlen Specter is not. He's meeting with Walsh Tuesday afternoon.