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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is pictured in a February 3, 2008 file photo. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey) 
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Published: May 8, 2008 at 2:49 PM

NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- The NFL has received eight tapes of recorded play-calling signals by coaches of five New England opponents over six games from 2000-2002.

The tapes were sent to the league's front office by former Patriots employee Matt Walsh on Wednesday by the order of Commissioner Roger Goodell.

The New York Times reported Thursday that the tapes do not include video of the St. Louis Rams walk-through practice prior to Super Bowl XXXVI.

Walsh was rumored to possess tapes of the St. Louis Rams before they faced the Patriots in the 2002 Super Bowl.

"Mr. Walsh has never claimed to have a tape of the (Rams) walk-through," Walsh's attorney, Michael Levy, told The Boston Herald. "Mr. Walsh was not the source for the Feb. 2 Boston Herald article."

New England Coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000, and the team fined $250,000 after an employee was caught videotaping New York Jets coaches during the 2007 season opener.

Topics: Bill Belichick, Matt Walsh, Michael Levy, Roger Goodell
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