But like so many reporters who get big scoops, Glazer has infuriated the powers that be. In this case, that means NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who, according to various media reports, wants to know how a tape that was supposed to go directly from the Meadowlands sidelines to his office somehow got sent to Glazer in between.
And that raises the question of whether Fox, which has a multibillion-dollar deal in place with the NFL, might put some heat on Glazer to explain how he got the tape. Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News reports:
"I feel very good about breaking the story," Glazer said yesterday. "But I don't like the witch hunt (the NFL is conducting) because the wrong people get hurt. Everybody is going to have their theory about how I got it (the spy tape). They could be completely wrong. But they may look at somebody and think they are guilty, regardless."...
"I told them (Fox Sports executives) if my source is an issue then let's not run the video," Glazer said. "And if they come to me now and say, 'Look, you have no job unless you tell us.' I would tell them: 'Then I better start looking for a new job.' If I ever gave somebody up that would be my last scoop - ever. I live in a world of trust."
Obviously, that's the right approach for Glazer, and I'd be shocked if Fox asked him to give up his source. Fox knows that no matter how important its relationship with the NFL is, its relationship with its viewers is even more important. Glazer gave Fox's viewers some great information and should be congratulated for that.
Hat tip: Sports by Brooks.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-21-2007 @ 4:16PM
Jesse said...
I love Glazer. PFT sometimes beats Jay Glazer to a scoop, but Jay Glazer has the lowest BS:True Story ratio of just about anybody.
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9-21-2007 @ 5:15PM
Bill Walters said...
So how are my favorite little cheaters? Do you really think cheaters can win? Are they legitimate Super bowls?? No tarnished and disgraced super bowls.
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9-21-2007 @ 7:28PM
Bill said...
So let me understand this......Belichick is vilified as a cheat cause he videotaped the Jets sideline signals but Glazer is honorable doing a great job publishing either stealing or accepted a stolen tape to be sent directly to the NFL?
Am I missing something here?
Bill
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9-21-2007 @ 8:15PM
Bill Walters said...
Your attempt at a smoke screen bill does not negate the lack of integrity bestowed upon the New England Patriots football team and their entire organization.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. ~J.C. Watts
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9-21-2007 @ 8:51PM
bgs3402 said...
Glazer needs to be INVESTIGATED. Who cares what kind of reporter he is. This act had to have a theft of some kind in it. The tape was the property of the Jets who seized it, then the NFL who impounded it. Someone who worked for Mangini or sommeone who worked for Goodell had to have copied it and gave/sold it to Glazer/Fox.The tape was not authorized to be disseminated, so therefore it was a piece of stolen property. Whoever accepted it(Glazer/Fox)received stolen property. Isn't everybody sick of the press being above the law? Glazer said,"If my source is an issue, then let's not run the tape". Talk about an admission of wrongdoing.
At least fine him $500,000.00 and hit Rupert Murdoch for at least $250,000.00 and have the league donate it to charity.
Isn't this stealing intellectual property rights from Director Bellichick and his film maker?
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9-21-2007 @ 9:01PM
Bill Walters said...
Lets hide our cheating coach by stirring g up hatred for the press.
Just like children who blame SOMEBODY for spilling their milk
New England has lost all class and will never regain it all back.
That is the problem with integrity violations.
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9-21-2007 @ 10:08PM
Bill said...
I see...."Honorable" Glazer and "Cheating" Belichick.
LOL
Bill
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9-22-2007 @ 1:56AM
George B Vieto said...
Who is Kaz Glazer source James Bond Junior disguised as Doctor No?
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9-22-2007 @ 2:23AM
GreatR said...
Let us see. Glazer, a half ass low level "reporter" or several billion $ over many years with the NFL. I think if the NFL asks, Glazer can start looking for another job. He should be proud to go down protecting his source (belicheat). There is no honor in this for Glazer unless he does go down.
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9-22-2007 @ 6:30AM
Bill Walters said...
Such standards from your comments they are only half standards. Okay, for your beloved cheating coach but not for anyone else. I should have known.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. ~J.C. Watts
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9-22-2007 @ 7:50AM
Russ said...
What if Glazer's source turns out to be Belichick? Would that make a difference? Maybe he needed the money FOX was willing to shell out to help pay his fine. I thought they (New England) had to turn over the tapes to the NFL. Hmmm...Looks like someone else on that payroll cheats as well. We all know that it only takes one person to out-cheat a cheater.
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9-22-2007 @ 10:59AM
Bill said...
I see Bill W and Russ are still carping on Belichick and the Pats.
Were you guys outraged when the 49ers broke league cap rules in order to have Montana and Steve Young on the team for a Super Bowl run? How about when Denver was over the cap in the late 90's on their run? You realize the league penalized them with loss of draft picks? How about the Jets for tampering with Parcells during the Pats Super Bowl causing them a loss of their 1st and 3rd round picks? That ok with you as well?
Or are the Patriots the only team in football?
League punished them and as with the Jets, 49ers, and Broncos they're all still around.
Bill
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9-22-2007 @ 9:42PM
bgs3402 said...
It is laughable that so many feel that Bellichick is alone in these manuvers. Hasn't anyone seen the other head coaches put the playbook in front of their mouth when they talk to the upstairs coaches? That's because they know that other teams(not the Patriots)must hire lip readers to interpret their conversations. What other reason could their be for that wide spread behavior? That would infer their information was going directly to the other team DURING the game, which could affect it's outcome. Why has it taken Comm.Goodell so long to investigate that? You can see it TV in most any game.
Also, Bellichick's incident is an ethical violation of the rules, while Glazer's is an ethical & legal issue. Whoever his "deepthroat" was that helped him obtain the tape needs to be "outed".
Which Jets team did it come from? Sorry "Mangenious"( premature title, maybe?)but you are the same one Brian Billick accused of "cheating"--What goes around, comes around. I bet Bellichick won't need to find a new team in one/two years--How many losses do you have so far?
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