End Of The Reel?

Boston Herald Apologizes For Videotape Story

The pundits and Monday Morning Quarterbacks will debate for months whether this is the end of Spygate. Also up for discussion is Commissioner Roger Goodell’s handling of the eight-month episode, with one columnist calling it the “biggest black mark” of his tenure, while another writes of Goodell’s “tone of arrogance and protectiveness” during the affair. A third maintains Goodell is trying to sweep the issue “under the rug.” But there is more: A nearly unprecedented apology from the Boston Herald graces the front and back pages of this morning’s edition, as its initial story was the root of yesterday’s proceedings. In addition, the Patriots “brand” clearly is hurt from all of this, and while Owner Robert Kraft speaks exclusively to CNBC and offers his thoughts on the issue, he hesitates when pressed about the team’s history of taping opponents.