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I did think it was interesting that Wendy Nix was in KC. She usually covers the Pats for ESPN. They have several reporters who cover specific teams like Ed Werner for the Cowboys and Sal Palantonio for the Eagles. It was pretty clear that ESPN was persona non grata.
The thing is that if Walsh produces nothing, I think the Pats could end up suing ESPN too. For all the talk of the Tomase piece, Mike Fish's piece about Walsh having really damaging information on the Patriots, but won't reveal it unless he gets indemnity might be grounds for a defamation suit also. In fact, the Pats may have a better case vs. ESPN than the Herald.
In Fish's article, he said that Walsh did not provide any evidence to him. Yet he ran the story saying that Walsh hinted he has evidence that shows more cheating by the Patriots. If Walsh has nothing, then ESPN posted damaging information about the Patriots based on a lie of a non-credible source that ESPN admits that they did not verify was actually true. That may be easier to win a defamation suit against than what Tomase did.
The only reason they may not do it even if they have a case is because ESPN is paying the league over a billion dollars a year for a TV contract and Kraft would not want to hurt the league.
The thing is that if Walsh produces nothing, I think the Pats could end up suing ESPN too. For all the talk of the Tomase piece, Mike Fish's piece about Walsh having really damaging information on the Patriots, but won't reveal it unless he gets indemnity might be grounds for a defamation suit also. In fact, the Pats may have a better case vs. ESPN than the Herald.
In Fish's article, he said that Walsh did not provide any evidence to him. Yet he ran the story saying that Walsh hinted he has evidence that shows more cheating by the Patriots. If Walsh has nothing, then ESPN posted damaging information about the Patriots based on a lie of a non-credible source that ESPN admits that they did not verify was actually true. That may be easier to win a defamation suit against than what Tomase did.
The only reason they may not do it even if they have a case is because ESPN is paying the league over a billion dollars a year for a TV contract and Kraft would not want to hurt the league.
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