ESPN Outside The Lines reports that New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis had an electronic device set up in the Superdome that gave him the ability to eavesdrop on visiting coaching staffs for three seasons. According to the report, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Louisiana was informed of the allegations against the Saints general manager late last week. It is believed that Loomis had the ability to listen to private conversations of the opposing team's coaching staff for most of the 2002 season, and all of the 2003 and 2004 seasons. According to ESPN, such actions could not only violate NFL rules, but also federal communications laws. Loomis was recently suspended by the NFL for eight games for his part in a bounty system established by former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Source: Sports Illustrated
Pull their draft picks next year if this is true. Something serious needs to happen to that franchise. This is ridiculous.
Yep he's gone, and just when we read about his "successor granddaughter" being a heckup too. Big stains on New Orleans if this is true, and I doubt it'd be breaking right now if it wasn't.
LOL.......2002 record 9-7, 2003 record 8-8, 2004 record 8-8 ESPN has "reported" that 1) according to an unnamed source, there was allegedly a system in place that other teams' communications could be monitored, but 2) there is no evidence it was ever used; 3) everyone willing to go on record deny its existence or use and 4) no physical evidence exists to corroborate this "unnamed source" that has remained silent for the past decade. It's garbage reporting there's a reason NFL and NFLN aren't touching this story yet New Orleans Saints threaten legal action, deny eavesdropping
i guess since since crazy al davis has passed....the saints are now the bad boys of the nfl.....heck it i'll embrace it
well, ESPN better hope they have their ducks in a row on this one because this IS the type of accusation that could get them a lawsuit (whether or not it's true)..... at this point, the Saints reputation is so damaged, they would probably sue ESPN even if this is true just to give their fans the perception that they are innocent.
