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Re: The Patriots Are Showing Their Guilt, And The NFL Doesn't Want To See The Proof

The league's agreement to indemnify Walsh is not good enough the way I read it. It appears they will only do it under the condition that he turns over all evidence. It looks to me like most of all the league is just trying to get their hands on Walsh's evidence which can then be lost by accident or even intentionally destroyed (again) so the case can be closed. If the league receives the evidence and gets a chance to destroy it they will just come out and say "there was nothing new in the evidence, only the same games we already knew about and they have been punished for that already" and then - case closed.

And of course if Walsh keeps copies of the evidence himself the league can always claim he didn't "turn over all evidence" and the indemnification is void and he'll probably be sued and bled dry financially.

Offering this kind of indemnification is a smart move on the league's part since they can now claim in the media that they have already offered it to Walsh (without mentioning the exact details) and it will appear as if Walsh does not have anything if he doesn't accept their deal.

At least that's my understanding of the deal the league has offered, maybe our resident lawyers have a more precise understanding of the conditions.

Walsh better read the fine print (with a lawyer preferably) before he signs anything.
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