Patriots Could Be in Hot Water After Latest Sketchy Details About Alleged Taping of Bengals Plays
By Michael Luciano
The New England Patriots find themselves in the center of what could be another major scandal, as reports allege that a Patriots staffer was supposedly taping the play calls of Cincinnati Bengals, whom Bill Belichick and Co. play next week.
According to ESPN Dianna Russini, a Bengals employee claims that the cameraman, who identified himself as a "Robert Kraft employee" was shooting the Bengals' coaches and staff for the entire first quarter of their loss to the Cleveland Browns.
A source tells me a Bengals employee was watching the videographer/cameraman who identified himself as a Robert Kraft employee. The Bengals employee kept an eye on that monitor, the shot was of the Bengals coaches and staff on the sidelines for the entire 1st quarter.
— Dianna (@diannaESPN) December 9, 2019
The employee allegedly told media relations who interviewed the videographer in question he was an employee of Kraft. The cameraman asked if he could simply delete the footage and have both parties forget about the whole incident, which sounds pretty sketchy.
the Bengals employee flagged media relations. Bengals security then interviewed the Kraft videographer. This was also taped. The cameraman asked if they could just delete the footage and it all be forgotten per sources
— Dianna (@diannaESPN) December 9, 2019
Per a league source, the employee was credentialed by Cleveland and was shooting on behalf of the Patriots "Do Your Job" TV series, which could see them escape any culpability.
These reports can't be taken as absolute proof of anything, as we may still be in the very early stages of learning if this story has any meat behind it. Yet, if these details are confirmed to be true, this could be a catastrophic story for New England.