why does congress want to look into"spygate"?

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

Of course I am mad that they cheated, I just think it's up to the NFL to deal with it. You haven't convinced me in any way that this is a congressional matter.

Congress gave the NFL an exemption worth billions of dollars. How is it not their business if the NFL is knowingly allowing cheating?

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

Congress gave the NFL an exemption worth billions of dollars. How is it not their business if the NFL is knowingly allowing cheating?

How are they allowing cheating? They gave the Patriots the most severe punishment in the history of the league. One team breaking a league rule is not the same as a league-wide conspiracy to fix games and defraud fans.

I just think a lot of people need to calm down on this, starting with Specter.

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

How are they allowing cheating? They gave the Patriots the most severe punishment in the history of the league. One team breaking a league rule is not the same as a league-wide conspiracy to fix games and defraud fans.

I just think a lot of people need to calm down on this, starting with Specter.

That's the point - the NFL said that was it, but now it appears that one incident is not the extent of it. Congress wants to make sure they are getting their money's worth. There's nothing wrong with that.