NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) to go screw himself on Capitol Hill today. I wish.

What Goodell actually told Sphincter was that he had “no regrets” over destroying the Spy-gate tapes from the New England Patriots. Goodell noted that neither he nor the NFL had anything to hide and they in fact were the one’s that disclosed the illegal taping of the defensive signals of the New York Jets by the Patriots staff. Goodell added, “I think it was the right thing to do” after having spent an hour with the Philadelphia Eagles blowhard.

According to the Associated Press, Goodell said that Belichick, told him that he believed the taping was legal, implying that he’s been doing it since he has been the head coach in 2000. Goodell said he did not concur.

“He said that’s always been his interpretation since he’s been the head coach,” the commissioner said. “We are going to agree to disagree on the facts.”

The wannabe sportscaster turned Senator has raised the possibility of congressional hearings if he wasn’t satisfied with Goodell’s answers. Specter also raised the threat of Congress canceling the leagues antitrust exemption and reiterated that in the meeting with Goodell.

Goodell says he has offered former Patriots video assistant turned golf pro, Matt Walsh, a deal whereby he must tell the truth and he has to return anything he took improperly. Goodell said he has not heard back from Walsh since the offer was made.

I’d imagine Walsh is trying to figure out who he fears more, Congress, the NFL or the Patriots. It’s like the Seinfeld episode where Kramer is protesting the Post Office and Newman warns him that if he doesn’t stop they’ll get him.

Kramer, seeing Newman pull up along side him in his truck: “Hey.”
Newman: “Kramer, what the hell are you doing?”
Kramer: “I know, I’m gonna switch the bucket to something else.”
Newman: “Not that!”
Kramer: “What?”
Newman: “You’re in trouble, Kramer. I shouldn’t even be talking to you, but I’m telling you as a friend. Here’s how it’s going to happen: you may be walking. Maybe on a crisp, autumn day just like today. When a mail truck will slow beside you, and a door will open, and a mailman you know, maybe even trust, will offer to give you a lift.”
Kramer: “Are you through?”
Newman: “No! And no one will ever see you again!”
Kramer: “Are you through?”
Newman: “Yes. No, wait! OK, yes.”
Newman, seeing postal security officials walking towards Kramer: “Quick! Get in!”
Kramer: “Oh, no, no, no. That’s exactly how you said it was going down.”
Newman: “There’s another way it can go down, and it’s going down right now!”
Kramer: “No. You said a mailman I know, and you’re a mailman I know!”
Newman: “I know you know, but you don’t know what I know.”
Kramer, being grabbed by the security officials: “Hey!”

Goodell reiterated to Specter that he reserves the right to reopen the investigation if he finds that the Patriots didn’t come clean with their information. After hearing Goodell tell Belichick’s explanation, and how long he had been doing this, I’d say unless there is some real smoking gun laying in a Hawaiian strong box that nothing with come of all this because the NFL knows the Patriots were doing this for seven years.