"In my 28 or 29 years in the NFL, I have never listened to an opposing team's communication," ... "I have never asked for the capability to listen to an opposing team's communications. I have never inquired as to the possibility of listening in on an opposing team's communications. And I have never been aware of any capability to listen in on an opposing team's communications at the Superdome or at any NFL stadium." New Orleans Saints, General Manager, Mickey Loomis responding to an ESPN report that accuses him of wiretapping the opposing coaches' booth in the Superdome during the 2002-04 seasons. (more)
A joint Louisiana state police and FBI task force is investigating
allegations that the New Orleans Saints set up general manager Mickey
Loomis' booth in the Superdome so he could listen in on opposing
coaches.
State police Col. Mike Edmonson confirmed the joint effort today
after discussing the matter with Dave Welker, special agent in charge at
the FBI's New Orleans field office.
"I thought that was an excellent opportunity to share resources to
see if federal or state wiretapping laws were in fact broken," Edmonson
said by phone from Baton Rouge. (more)
