Walsh will offer video
The lawyer for former New England Patriots employee Matt Walsh said his client is willing to turn over videotapes he made for the team if the NFL guarantees Walsh protection from lawsuits or other legal action.
Attorney Michael Levy said that to date, the NFL’s initial proposals are not sufficient protection for Walsh, who is said to have taped the St. Louis Rams’ walkthrough practice the day before they played the Patriots in the 2002 Super Bowl. The Patriots won 20-17.
“Under our proposal, Mr. Walsh is only protected if he in good faith is truthful. And he will be,” Levy told the Associated Press.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said he’s offered Walsh a deal whereby “he has to tell the truth and he has to return anything he took improperly” in return for indemnity.
Walsh, a golf pro in Maui, did video work for the Patriots when they won the first of their three Super Bowl after the 2001 season.
Goodell said Walsh was not interviewed as part of the NFL’s investigation into “Spygate,” which involved the NFL confiscating tapes from a Patriots employee who recorded the New York Jets’ defensive signals from the sideline during the opening game of the 2007 season.
Broncos’ Smith on reserve/retired list
Rod Smith isn’t ready to walk away from the NFL despite two hip operations in the last year.
He did, however, provide the Denver Broncos with some salary cap relief by agreeing to go on the reserve/retired list.
Despite the move, Smith’s career isn’t over, at least not officially. He can still return to the team – provided he recovers from his latest hip operation.
Falcons’ retooling process under way
The Atlanta Falcons released four-time Pro Bowl tight end Alge Crumpler and six other players in the first step of a major rebuilding job in the post-Michael Vick era.
The Falcons also cut quarterback Byron Leftwich, defensive tackle Rod Coleman, offensive tackle Wayne Gandy, cornerback Lewis Sanders, wide receiver Jamin Elliott and linebacker Marcus Wilkins.
Haynesworth will get franchise tag with Titans
The Tennessee Titans will slap defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth with a franchise tag by Thursday’s deadline, but will keep working to sign the All-Pro to a long-term deal.
Agent Chad Speck said he talked with Titans general manger Mike Reinfeldt on Friday and that both sides are working on a long-term contract for Haynesworth.
Financial advisor files for bankruptcy
Troubled sports financial adviser Craig Curry filed for bankruptcy a day before he and his lawyer faced potential court sanctions in a lawsuit involving Buffalo Bills cornerback Terrence McGee.
Curry is accused of bilking McGee out of more than $1 million.