Goodell: No independent investigation planned

wow, talk about beating a dead horse.....finally some closure! cheat or no cheat.... go pats!!!

Why invite comments, seems as though you don't post them.

The Celtics are in the Eastern Conference Finals without winning a home game. Jason Varitek has caught 4 no hitters and the Red Sox have won two world series' in the last four years. I think all these matters should be receiving more scrutiny from the national press and suggest independent investigations. Congress must play a prominent role. This winning in Boston has got to stop!!!

Things change.

the players scalping tix IS a problem, especially in the context of the hard line the Pats organization takes with its own fans in regard to selling their tickets to a third party. someone i know was "busted" as part of the stubhub lawsuit, and he had information and cleared checks to and from players that showed that players routinely scalp their ticket allotment and make lots of $$ off them...suddenly the Pats weren't interested in pursuing him in court anymore. there's definitely a hypocrisy going on there, but in terms of bigger things like spygate, i don't blame goodell for brushing it aside along w/ the injured reserve player practicing. this thing should just die, but idiots like Gregg Easterbrook on espn.com won't let it.

Hi Jim. It's a good question and one I'm wrestling with (and not winning). We currently have a policy where writers/editors must approve comments before they post. The idea is to monitor bad language etc. But the volume has been so high of late, I can't keep up with it. It's almost like a full-time job, and thus, is taking away from my primary job. I am hopeful we can come to some sort of resolution, because it's reaching a breaking point.
--Mike

Goodell needs to develop a backbone and say the investigation is CLOSED instead of leaving it open to placate idiots like Specter. Stick a fork in it Goodell. It's done.

As an ex-professional athlete, when it comes to ticket "scalping" many players within the various sports who receive complimentary tickets will unload them to third parties who sometimes sell them to ticket agencies. It's common practice.

If this were such a big issue, the various leagues would make it one. Clearly, it's not.

Let this stuff die and move on.

I played in the NFL for 4 years with Minnesota and Indianapolis.

Newsflash...most teams allow injured reserve players to participate in practice as they see fit. It's usually to allow the players to learn and maintain some level of development.

When players hit IR, they may be initially injured, but eventually when they're healthy, they're often stuck on IR for the rest of the year due to rules which require clearing waivers. When this happens, those players who are stuck on IR often will want to participate in an effort to maintain their development and contribute to the team, while maintaining their value within the organization.

That's the reality. Players usually don't have an issue with it.