The NFL has the tape. It has the New England Patriots’ admission of guilt. And it now has a week of deliberate investigation into how deep the latest filming fiasco did or didn’t reach in the franchise.
What it doesn’t have is the one thing that would have made all of this much simpler.
A completely harmless piece of video to set team owner Robert Kraft free.
Instead, what Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer showcased on Sunday’s leaked footage is crystal clear: someone on the Patriots’ payroll filmed the Cincinnati Bengals’ sideline as deliberately as possible.